Greece appears to be the fountain of knowledge; Rome of elegance - Samuel Johnson
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1475 BCE
The Romans conquered Greece
The definitive Roman occupation of the Greek world was established after the Battle of Actium , in which Augustus defeated Cleopatra VII, the Greek Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, and the Roman general Mark Antony, and afterwards conquered Alexandria the last great city of Hellenistic Greece. -
484 BCE
Pre Homeric to Homeric age
The Greek Dark Ages, Homeric Age (named for the fabled poet, Homer) or Geometric period (so called after the characteristic Geometric art of the time) -
400 BCE
The History of Greek literature
It is divided into three (3) periods or era. -
323 BCE
Athenian Period to Age of Pericles
This period extends through the Age of Herodotus and the death of Alexander the Great -
300 BCE
Greek art and literature
There is no sculpture comparable to theirs; there are no buildings more beautiful and more admirable those they built; there are no literary pieces superior to theirs. -
1453
Period of decline
Greek literature went into a decline from its previous heights, although much valuable writing in the fields of philosophy, history and science continued to be produced throughout Hellenistic Greece
