Greek

Greek History

By abdi.farah
  • 776 BCE First Olympic Games take place
    776 BCE

    776 BCE First Olympic Games take place

    The games would take place every 4 years in honor of the Greek god Zeus
  • The first Olympic Games takes place.
    776 BCE

    The first Olympic Games takes place.

    The games would take place every 4 years in honor of the Greek god Zeus.
  • First Messenian War begins
    757 BCE

    First Messenian War begins

    This is a war between Sparta and Messenia that will last many years.
  • First Messenian War begins.
    757 BCE

    First Messenian War begins.

    This is a war between Sparta and Messenia that will last many years.
  • Homer begins to write the Iliad and Odyssey
    750 BCE

    Homer begins to write the Iliad and Odyssey

    These epic poems become two of the most famous literary works in Greek literature.
  • Homer begins to write the Iliad and Odyssey
    750 BCE

    Homer begins to write the Iliad and Odyssey

    These epic poems become two of the most famous literary works in Greek literature.
  • The Greek Tyrants come into power.
    650 BCE

    The Greek Tyrants come into power.

    Cypselus is the first Tyrant of Corinth
  • 650 BCE

    The Greek Tyrants come into power.

    Cypselus is the first Tyrant of Corinth.
  • A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws in Athens that are punishable by death.
    621 BCE

    A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws in Athens that are punishable by death.

    These are called Draconian laws
  • 621 BCE

    A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws in Athens that are punishable by death.

    These are called Draconian laws.
  • The first Greek coins are introduced.
    600 BCE

    The first Greek coins are introduced.

  • 600 BCE

    The first Greek coins are introduced.

  • Pythagoras is born.
    570 BCE

    Pythagoras is born.

    He will make major advances in science, math, and philosophy. We still use the Pythagorean Theorem today to help with geometry.
  • 570 BCE

    Pythagoras is born.

    He will make major advances in science, math, and philosophy. We still use the Pythagorean Theorem today to help with geometry.
  • Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes
    508 BCE

    Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes

    He establishes a constitution and is often called the "Father of Athenian Democracy". This is one of the great accomplishments of the Greek culture.
  • 508 BCE

    Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes.

    He establishes a constitution and is often called the "Father of Athenian Democracy". This is one of the great accomplishments of the Greek culture.
  • The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars.
    490 BCE

    The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars.

    Two famous battles are the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. The Greeks win and the Persians retreat.
  • 490 BCE

    The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars.

    Two famous battles are the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. The Greeks win and the Persians retreat.
  • 490 BCE

    The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars.

    Two famous battles are the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. The Greeks win and the Persians retreat.
  • Sophocles begins to write plays for the theatre.
    468 BCE

    Sophocles begins to write plays for the theatre.

    Soon the theater becomes a very popular form of entertainment in Greece.
  • 468 BCE

    Sophocles begins to write plays for the theatre.

    Soon the theater becomes a very popular form of entertainment in Greece.
  • 440 BCE

    Famous playwright Euripides wins first prize for the best play in Athens

  • 432 BCE

    The temple to Athena, the Parthenon, is completed in Athens on the Acropolis.

    Today this is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece.
  • 431 BCE

    The wars between Sparta and Athens begin.

    They are called the Peloponnesian Wars. The wars will last 27 years with Sparta eventually conquering Athens in 404 BC.
  • 399 BCE

    The famous Greek philosopher Socrates is put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings.

  • 386 BCE

    Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, Plato, founds the first institution of higher learning in the western world. It's called the Academy.

  • 342 BCE

    The great philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Aristotle, begins to tutor Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great).

  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great becomes king when his father, Philip of Macedon is assassinated.

  • 333 BCE

    Alexander begins his conquests and defeats the Persians.

  • 332 BCE

    Alexander conquers Egypt

    He establishes the new capital of Egypt at Alexandria. Over the next several years Alexander would greatly expand his empire, conquering much of Persia on the way to India.