-
2000 BCE
The First Settlers
The first settlers began wandering around Greece. They lived a simple hunter-gatherer lifestyle. The first Greek civilisation was not here but had already started in Crete in 2200 BCE -
Period: 2000 BCE to 146 BCE
The history of ancient greece
-
1194 BCE
The Trojan war
According to the Myth the Trojan War began after Paris, Prince of Troy abducted, Helen, Menelaus's beautiful wife. Menelaus convinced his brother, the king of Mycenae to lead a mission to find her. He was followed by more then a thousand ships! The siege went on for 10 years until one day a horse appeared at the trojan gates. After much debate, they took this as a sign of submission and brought the horse inside the gate where a group of warriors jumped out at night and finished Troy. -
776 BCE
The First Olympics
The first olympics consisted of only the men's 200m run, which was called the stadion. For the next 13 olympics this was the only event. Every four years they would another Olympics. The 14 Olympics had more events, such as javelin throw, discus throw and wrestling. The winner of any of the events would take home an Olive branch. -
750 BCE
The Iliad is written
The Iliad was about the Trojan war. It tells all about the battles in the Trojan war. They also tell the events in the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon. -
750 BCE
The Odyssey is Written
The Odyssey was an epic poem written by Homer and the sequel to the Iliad, and was about how since Odyssey took such a long time to return everyone thought that he was dead so his wife Penelope and son Telemachus are dealing with several suitors. -
750 BCE
Greek Alphabet Established
The Greek alphabet was derived from the early phonecian language and also is still used today! The language was made at first in Euboea and is the root of most western language -
621 BCE
Draco's Code of Law
Draco was an aristocrat who was told to make a new body of laws. Draco’s code of law replaced the oral law with the first written code. He wrote this to reduce blood feuds. They ended up being extremely harsh and was replaced late by Solon -
600 BCE
The First Money
The first greek currency was called a “Drachma”. It was a silver coin that was one of the worlds first coins. The Drachma disappeared as more foreigners got control over Greece. -
507 BCE
The First Democracy of Greece
The Athenian democracy was brought by a king named Cleisthenes. In The Athenian democracy they had 3 branches that made major decisions, the Ekklesia, the Dikasteria, and the Boule. -
Period: 500 BCE to 323 BCE
The Classical Period
-
490 BCE
The Battle of Marathon
The battle of marathon was the first Persian invasion. The Persians sailed to the bay of Marathon where the Greeks surrounded them and trapped them into the plains. We based a marathon off of this because a messenger ran 26 mile to Athens to deliver the news which is the length of a marathon. -
480 BCE
The Battle of Salamis
The battle of Salamis was yet another victory for the Greeks against Persia. The battle of Salamis took place in the straights of Salamis where the Persian fleet entered. The Greeks tried to black them but were defeated. Xerxes wanted a decisive battle but the next time they were in the straights they struggled to get through and were ultimately defeated -
472 BCE
Theaters Become Popular in Athens
-
Period: 461 BCE to 445 BCE
First Peloponnesian War
-
432 BCE
The Parthenon is finished
-
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Second Peloponnesian War
-
430 BCE
Plague in Athens
-
146 BCE
Ancient Greece is defeated
In the Battle of Corinth the Romans overpowered ancient greece and it became a part of the roman empire. The army of the romans almost doubled the size of the Greeks and Corinth was totally destroyed in the battle. The empire met its downfall.
