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Agamemnon was the king of the Mycenae people. They were an ancient form of the Greeks who spoke a very early form of the Greek language. His wife was Clytemnestra. He had 4 children: Iphigenia, Electra, Orestes, And Chrysothemis
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It is unknown when exactly homer was born. He wrote 2 very famous Greek stories, The Iliad and the Odyssey.
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The first recorded Olympic games were held in the Greek city of Olympia. It is a common belief that other Olympics were held for 500 years beforehand, but they were not recorded by the Greeks. These games were held every 5 years to honor the king of the gods, Zeus
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A tyrant in Greece was someone who ruled a city-state all by themselves. They didn't have as much authority as a king or elected leader, however. Notable tyrants include Cypselus of Corinth, Pheidon of Argos, and Polycrates of Samos.
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A written law created by Draco in response to unfair interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocrats. It is considered an early act of Athenian democracy
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Athens created a system of government that is known as the first known democracy in the world
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Darius I, or Darius The Great, Was the 3rd Persian emperor, or king of kings, ruled over the Achaemenid Empire until his death in 486 B.C
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The 4th emperor of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling until 465 B.C. His mother, Atossa, is the daughter of Cyrus the Great, The first Achaemenid Emperor.
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Pericles was an influential Greek statesman, who was the General and orator of Athens during its Golden Age. He orchestrated many victories throughout the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.
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The first Persian invasion of Greece, which began in 492 B.C. It ended with Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon
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The deciding battle at the end of the First Persian War. It ended with strategic Athenian victory
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The second Persian invasion of Greece. It happened a little bit after The first invasion. It was a direct response to their loss.
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The final battle of the 2nd Persian War. Fought between an army led by King Leonidas I, and the forces of the Achaemenid empire. The bottle lasted 3 days
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Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who is credited as one of leading pioneers of modern philosophy. He was the first moral philosopher, thinking about ethics of man
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The Parthenon was though up and designed by Pericles. It was created as a temple to the goddess Athena
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A war fought between the 2 great Greek cities of Athens and Sparta from 431 B.C to 405 B.C. It ended with Athens losing a lot of their power, making Sparta the most powerful Greek city
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Another Athenian Philosopher, Plato lived during what was known as the "classical period" of Greece. He opened his academy which was the first western education institution.
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The stone hurling catapult was invented by the Greek Dionysus the elder of Syracuse. He wanted to make a weapon and this was the result
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The Academy was founded by Plato in 387 B.C. Aristotle, another famous Greek Philosopher, studied here. The school would accept and teach many students until its end in 83 B.C.
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Another Greek Philosopher, he was taught by Plato at his academy and became the founder of the Lyceum, another school
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The king of Macedonia, he was the father of a legend who would conquer most of Europe and Asia: Alexander The Great. He was assassinated in 336 B.C.
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Alexander III of Macedonia was a king of the Greek kingdom known as Macedon. He conquered much of Asia and Europe.
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A battle between Macedonia, led by Philip II, and Athens along with Thebes.
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A confederation of Greek states created by Philip II during the winter of 338 after the battle of Chaeronea.
