Greece appears to be the fountain of knowledge; Rome of elegance - Samuel Johnson

The Romans conquered Greece

1475 BCE

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.

Pre Homeric to Homeric age

484 BCE

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)

The History of Greek literature

400 BCE

It is divided into three (3) periods or era.

Athenian Period to Age of Pericles

323 BCE

This period extends through the Age of Herodotus and the death of Alexander the Great

Greek art and literature

300 BCE

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.

Period of decline

1453

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