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  • Ptolemy I founds museum in Alexandria (Library of Alexandria)
    300

    Ptolemy I founds museum in Alexandria (Library of Alexandria)

    Ptolemy founded a museum, and started collecting books for a library which, under his successors, became the center for scientific research and the best collection of Greek and Roman papyri in the world.
  • Euclid, a Greek mathematician, writes Elements
    300

    Euclid, a Greek mathematician, writes Elements

    This is important to Greek culture because it puts into 13 books different concepts of math which will probably be put into the Library of Alexandria to help further advance society.
  • "Apollonius, King of Tyre" by Menander
    300

    "Apollonius, King of Tyre" by Menander

    This in my opinion doesn't represent Greek culture because it's about a king in Lebanon and that doesn't affect Greece. But Meander is an important wrtiter in Greek history and the idea that he writes a story about another country suggests to me that maybe Greece was actually influenced by Lebanon possibly.
  • Period: 300 to

    Greece

  • Aristotle founds the Lyceum in Athens
    335

    Aristotle founds the Lyceum in Athens

    This is artistic to me because its arcitecture. And it represents Greek culture because its like the common-day gym and it represents sports and competition and the Greeks were always in competition.
  • Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia
    336

    Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia

    He became king after his father before him and with so, he was able to use his genius to beat the Persians.
  • Construction of Temple of Athena Nike
    410

    Construction of Temple of Athena Nike

    Built as a shrine to their Goddess Athena and stood as a symbol for their military and political strength.
  • Aristophanes produces "Lysistrata"
    411

    Aristophanes produces "Lysistrata"

    This represents Greece because it shows how much of an influence women had on their men and how sexual favors can persuade a man.
  • Syracuse defeats Athens
    413

    Syracuse defeats Athens

    This is important to the Greeks because during the Peloponnisian Wars, Greece fought many battles, but there were very few that they lost.
  • Athena raids Melos
    416

    Athena raids Melos

    Melos wanted to stay neutral in the Peloponnesian war but Athens raided them and made them surrender.
  • Plague epidemic in Athens
    430

    Plague epidemic in Athens

    The disease impacted social and religious behavior greatly.
  • Construction of Parthenon
    432

    Construction of Parthenon

    Regarded as the symbol pf Athenian democracy and western civilization.
  • Thirty-year peace treaty
    446

    Thirty-year peace treaty

    It was signed to prevent another outbreak of war between Athens and Sparta.
  • Sophist Protagoras visits Athens
    450

    Sophist Protagoras visits Athens

    Protagoras is considered one of the greatest sophist of classical Greece.
  • First Peloponnesian War
    461

    First Peloponnesian War

    This marked the beginning of many conflicts to come for Athens.
  • The Persians - Aeschlyus
    472

    The Persians - Aeschlyus

    This represents Greek Culture by giving the reader different aspects to look at about the Persians and how the conflict with them affected the Greeks.
  • Persians burn the Acropolis

    Persians burn the Acropolis

    The Acropolis was a building of the Gods so when the Persians burnt it, it was more than just a crime against the Athenians.
  • Socrates

    Socrates

    Socrates was one of the most renowned philosophers in Greek history and with his death came his legacy.
  • Aeschylus produces "the Oresteia" trilogy of tragedies

    Aeschylus produces "the Oresteia" trilogy of tragedies

    This represents Classical Greece because it's main theme through-out hte trilogy is "blood for blood".
  • Sophocles produces the tragedy "Ajax"

    Sophocles produces the tragedy "Ajax"

    To me, this is major but doesn't really represent Greek culture because it's mainly about his suicide.
  • Cyclops by Euripides

    Cyclops by Euripides

    This represents the Greek Culture because it shows homosexuality and that is important because the Greeks were open with sexuality and homosexuality wasn't frowned upon like it is today.