Greece

By jacobfraher
  • 2100 BCE

    2100 BC

    2100 BC The first Greek speaking people arrive in the area now known as Greece
  • Period: 2100 BCE to 323 BCE

    Greece

  • 776 BCE

    776 BC

    776 BC First Olympic Games is held 
  • 700 BCE

    700 BC

    700 BC The city state of Athens is formed 
  • 507 BCE

    507 BC

    507 BC Athens becomes a Democracy 
  • 490 BCE

    490 BC

    490 BC Persia attacks Greece, but is defeated at the Battle of Marathon 
  • 447 BCE

    447 BC

    447 BC The Parthenon begins construction
  • 438 BCE

    438 BC

    438 BC The Parthenon is finished
  • 431 BCE

    431 BC

    431 BC Athens begins war with Sparta
  • 404 BCE

    404 BC

    404 BC Sparta defeats Athens 
  • 324 BCE

    324 - 323 BC

    334-323 BC Alexander the Great (A Macedonian) rules Greece, and defeats Persia, Syria, Egypt and Afghanistan, but dies at the age of 32 
  • 323 BCE

    323 BC

    323 BC Alexander the Greats Empire is divided into separate kingdoms, ending the Great Age of Greece