-
Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Creation of Delian League
After the Persian Wars ended, riches flowed into Greece. Athens, specifically, was the city state that received the most money because they led all the city-states against Persia. Athens created the Delian league in which they were the leaders amongst the other city-states. Athens bossed around other city states and appointed taxes to all city-states. This caused Athens to become the richest city-state in Greece. With this money they were able to make their city beautiful. -
Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Persian Wars
The Persian Wars started when Greece proclaimed the Perisa could never overtake their land. At this time Persia was a great empire that covered a huge mass of land bigger than any empire at its time. Persia was led by Darius who was furious and decided to try and conquer Greece. Persia tried to conquer Greece 3 times and failed in the end. Athen’s was the leader of all city-states fighting against Persia, which benefited them greatly after the wars. -
Period: 480 BCE to 404 BCE
Athen's Golden Age
Greece had soon reached its golden age where architecture, art, poetry, and acting prospered. Athens was the main center of the golden age as it collected most of the riches out of the Delian league. With all this money, Athens decided to make their city beautiful. They also held festivals, such as the festival of Dionysus and the Olympics which included plays and various sports. The Golden age helped develop different styles of architecture and art that is still used today. -
478 BCE
Creation of the Delian League
After the Persian Wars ended, riches flowed into Greece. Athens, specifically, was the city state that received the most money because they led all the city-states against Persia. Athens created the Delian league in which they were the leaders amongst the other city-states. Athens bossed around other city states and appointed taxes to all city-states. This caused Athens to become the richest city-state in Greece. With this money they were able to make their city beautiful. -
Period: 470 BCE to 399 BCE
Socrates
Socrates was a philosopher that was a teacher well known throughout Athens. He was an intelligent being and was pronounced the wisest in all of Greece by the oracle of Delphi. He taught in many different ways and asked many questions he could not answer. He lived during the time of the plague that hit Greece and was sentenced to death by poison. Socrates believed in government which caused him to drink the poison. Even after his death Socrates had many followers. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
The Peloponnesian Wars
The Peloponnesian Wars took place after Athens had created the Delian league and taxed all Greek city states. Sparta rebelled against the Delian league taxing them and taking their money, causing Athens to try and overtake their city state. Sparta and Athens fought and while in the middle of war, Athens decided to hide behind city walls which led to their death from disease. This lead to Athens’ defeat. This event made an opening for a ruler to conquer Greece from being worn out by war. -
Period: 427 BCE to 347 BCE
Plato
Plato was taught by Socrates and had some different beliefs then his teacher. He did not believe in democracy and taught in different ways. He created a school from his teaching that lasted over a century. He did this because he believed that all children should have an education aso it is an important necessity to benefit the future society. He believed in an aristocracy meaning he believed in a government run by the wisest people. After Plato’s death, he to had many followers. -
Period: 359 BCE to 336 BCE
Phillip the Second's Conquest
After the Peloponnesian wars, Sparta and Athens were very worn out. Athen suffered from the war and a plague nearly wiping out their population. Sparta had also suffered from the war greatly. Due to this, a ruler named Phillip the II conquered all of Greece. He conquered a land never conquered before. He conquered an area that even the Persians, the biggest empire at the time, could not even touch and conquer. After death an even greater ruler would arise and take the place of Philip the II. -
Period: 328 BCE to 323 BCE
Alexander the Great Rises to the Throne
After the death of Philip the II, his son Alexander the Great take his place as ruler of the land he conquered. Alexander looked beyond the land that his father conquered and decided to conquer more. Alexander was a very ingenious man with many war tactics. With all his knowledge he managed to conquer the persian empire and parts of Egypt. His empire spanned farther than any other at this time. After catching a disease, Alexander the Great died and his kingdom was split between his generals.