Greek history

By Nyaijah Griffin1
  • 7000 BCE

    Evidence of economy

    Evidence of economy
    Evidence of food producing economy, simple hut construction & seafaring in mainland Greece and Argean.
  • 6000 BCE

    Agriculture

    Agriculture
    Neolithic Age settlements in Greece, beginning of agriculture.
  • 5700 BCE

    Megaron House

    Megaron House
    First 'Megaron House' at Sesclo in central Greece.
  • 3400 BCE

    Dimini Greece

    Dimini Greece
    Evidence of earliest fortifications at Diminmi, Greece.
  • 3200 BCE

    Civilization in Greece

    Civilization in Greece
    The Cycladic Civilization in Greece.
  • 2000 BCE

    Minoan Settlements

    Minoan Settlements
    Destruction of Minoan Settlements
  • 1450 BCE

    Development of Linear B writing

    Development of Linear B writing
    Development of Linear B writing
  • 1400 BCE

    Culture

    Culture
    Culture in the Cyclades is increasingly influenced by the Mycenaean civilization of mainland Greece.
  • 1000 BCE

    Civilizations

    Civilizations
    Ancient Greek civilization in Greece and the Mediterranean.
  • 750 BCE

    Burials

    Burials
    Earliest evidence of burilas found in Franchthji cave in the Argold, Greece.
  • 700 BCE

    Music

    Music
    The study of music theory begins in ancient Greece.
  • 510 BCE

    Greek history

    Greek history
    Greeks fighting Amazons becomes a popular subject of architectural sculpture across Greece.
  • 478 BCE

    Greek history

    Greek history
    Persian forces are defeated by Greek forces at Plataea effectively ending Persia's imperial ambitions in Greece.
  • 460 BCE

    Greek history

    Greek history
    Traditional dates for the life of Hippocrates in Greece, the "father of medicine" and inventor of the Hippocratic Oath for physicians.
  • 338 BCE

    Macedonian army

    Macedonian army
    Macedonian army defeats Athens and its allies at Chaeronea
    League of Corinth founded
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    Phillip II Assasinated. Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia
  • 334 BCE

    Anatolia

    Anatolia
    Alexander the Great defeats Persian army at Granicus river in Anatolia
  • 331 BCE

    City of Alexandria

    City of Alexandria
    Alexander invades Egypt City of Alexandria founded in Egypt Alexander defeats Persians at Gaugamela
  • 322 BCE

    Aristotle dies

    Aristotle dies
    Aristotle dies
  • 310 BCE

    Stoic philosopher Zeno

    Stoic philosopher Zeno
    Stoic philosopher Zeno founds school in Athens
  • 284 BCE

    Achaean League

    Achaean League
    Achaean League founded
  • 279 BCE

    Gauls

    Gauls
    Invasion of Greece by Gauls
  • 238 BCE

    King Attalus I

    King Attalus I
    Gauls defeated by king Attalus I
  • 214 BCE

    Philip V of Macedon.

    Philip V of Macedon.
    First Macedonian War, Rome defeats Philip V of Macedon.
  • 200 BCE

    Cynoscephalae.

    Cynoscephalae.
    Second Macedonian War, Victory of Flamininus at Cynoscephalae.
  • 172 BCE

    Third Macedonian War

    Third Macedonian War
    Third Macedonian War
    Lucius Aemelius Paulus of Rome defeats Perseus of Macedon at Pydna. Macedonia divided into four republics
  • 146 BCE

    Mummius Achaicus

    Mummius Achaicus
    Roman Invasion of Greece Mummius Achaicus sacks Corinth and dissolves the Achaean league. Rome rules Greece henceforth
  • 287

    Archimedes

    Archimedes
    Archimedes born in Syracuse
  • 307

    Stoic philosopher

    Stoic philosopher
    Stoic philosopher Epicurus founds school in Athens

  • Theara Grave

    Theara Grave
    Destruction of Minoan palaces settlements of Akrotiri, Theara Grave circle B at Mycanae.