Greek & Roman History

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  • 753 BCE

    Remus & Romulus founded Rome (According to Greek Mythology)

    Remus & Romulus founded Rome (According to Greek Mythology)
    Romulus became angry and killed Remus. With Remus dead, Romulus continued to work on his city. He officially founded the city on April 21, 753 BC, making himself king, and naming it Rome after himself.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE

    Roman Monarchy

    The Roman Kingdom, also referred to as the Roman monarchy, or the regal period of ancient Rome, was the earliest period of Roman history, when the city and its territory were ruled by kings.
  • 750 BCE

    Homer Composes Iliad and Odyssey

    Homer Composes Iliad and Odyssey
    The Iliad tells the story of the Greek struggle to rescue Helen, a Greek queen, from her Trojan captors. The Odyssey takes the fall of the city of Troy as its starting point and crafts a new epic around the struggle of one of those Greek warriors, the hero Odysseus.
  • 509 BCE

    Overthrow of the Etruscans

    Overthrow of the Etruscans
    The armies of the two cities followed Tarquin to battle but were defeated by the Roman army at the Battle of Silva Arsia. The consul Valerius collected the spoils of the routed Etruscans, and returned to Rome to celebrate a triumph on 1 March 509 BC.
  • Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE

    Roman Republic

    The Roman Republic was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
  • 500 BCE

    Theater of Dionysus Built

    Theater of Dionysus Built
    Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 449 BCE

    Persian Wars

    a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. The fighting was most intense during two invasions that Persia launched against mainland Greece between 490 and 479.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Battle of Marathon
    The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.
  • 490 BCE

    First Persian Invasion Repelled

    First Persian Invasion Repelled
    The first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars, began in 492 BC, and ended with the decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Thermopylae

    Battle of Thermopylae
    The Battle of Thermopylae: Spartans v. Persians. The battle of Thermopylae was the first between the Persians and Greeks during the Persian invasion of 480-479 BC.
  • 479 BCE

    Second Persian Invasion Repelled

    Second Persian Invasion Repelled
    At the Battle of Plataea, the Greek infantry inflicted a severe defeat on the Persians, and destroyed the remnants of the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. With this double defeat, the invasion was ended, and Persian power in the Aegean severely dented.
  • Period: 479 BCE to 336 BCE

    Classical Age

    ... caused by the victory of the Persian Empire, the Greeks made stunning accomplishments in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and representative democracy in Athens.
  • 478 BCE

    Delian League Formed

    Delian League Formed
    ... an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule and as a defence to possible revenge attacks from Persia following the Greek victories at Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea in the early 5th century BCE
  • 458 BCE

    Cincinnatus named dictator

    Cincinnatus named dictator
    Modern historians question some particulars of the story recounted in Livy and elsewhere but usually accept Cincinnatus as a historical figure who served as suffect consul in 460 BC and as dictator in 458 BC
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Athens forced to surrender, Sparta won.
  • 430 BCE

    Sophocles writes Oedipus the King

    Sophocles writes Oedipus the King
    Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC.
  • Period: 359 BCE to 336 BCE

    Phillip II Rules Macedonia

    Philip II of Macedon was the king of the kingdom of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was a military genius.
  • Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE

    Alexander Rules

    Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He is Phillip II's son.
  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War

    First Punic War
    The First Punic War between Rome and Carthage began over the disagreement about who would control the Sicilian city of Messana. This war ended with a Roman victory.
  • 218 BCE

    Second Punic War

    Second Punic War
    The Second Punic War (218-201 B.C.E.) between Rome and Carthage was another disagreement between land, but this time it was over the city of Saguntum. Carthage claimed victory with their successful leader, Hannibal.
  • Period: 43 BCE to 33 BCE

    Second Triumvirate

    Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus were the three rulers in the Second Triumvirate. Antony committed suicide and Lepidus was forced to retire, leaving Octavian as the sole ruler.
  • Period: 31 BCE to 14

    Age of Augustus

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    The Roman peace following the actions around Julius Caeser and his violent death.
  • Period: 14 to 69

    The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

  • Period: 69 to 96

    Flavian Dynasty

  • Period: 96 to 180

    5 Good Emperors