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2100 BCE
Greek
Greek settlers arrive -
776 BCE
Greek
First Olympic Games is held -
700 BCE
Greek
The city state of Athens is formed -
507 BCE
Greek
Athens becomes a Democracy -
490 BCE
Greek
Persia attacks Greece, but is defeated at the Battle of Marathon -
Period: 447 BCE to 438 BCE
Greek
The Parthenon is built -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Greek
Athens at war with Sparta. Sparta defeats Athens -
Period: 334 BCE to 323 BCE
Greek
Alexander the Great, rules Greece, and defeats Persia, Syria, Egypt and Afghanistan, but dies at the age of 32 -
323 BCE
Greek
Alexander the Greats Empire is divided into separate kingdoms, ending the Great Age of Greece.