greek history

first settlers

2000 BCE

wandering tribes begin to settle in greece

mycenaean greece

1600 BCE

Bronze Age Greece was inhabited by the Mycenaean people. They took their name from the capital city of their land, Mycenae.

trojan war

1194 BCE

The Trojan war between the Greeks and the Trojans (inhabitants of Troy) began

trojan war

1184 BCE

The Trojan war ended when the Greeks used a wooden horse to invade and overrun the Trojan city of Troy

dorian invaderd

1100 BCE

Mycenaean Greece was invaded by Dorian tribesmen from the north. The Dorians had iron weapons which they use to good effect to defeat and conquer the Mycenaeans.

alphabet

850 BCE

The Greek alphabet was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.

homer

800 BCE

Homer composed his poems – the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad is an epic poem set in the Trojan War while the Odyssey tells the story of the adventures of Odysseus on his return from the Trojan war.

first olympic games

776 BCE

First recorded Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia. There was one event – the men’s 200m sprint.