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1600 BCE
Start of timeline
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Period: 1200 BCE to 800 BCE
End of the Bronze Age/ Start of Greek Iron Age
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Period: 900 BCE to 753 BCE
Start of Roman Iron Age
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850 BCE
Development of the first Greek alphabet.
The importance of Greek alphabet stems back to virtually all modern alphabets and writing system. It's use of consonants and vowels brought forth a new writing system which allowed for more extensive written text. -
Period: 800 BCE to 480 BCE
Archaic Period
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776 BCE
Traditional date for first Olympic Games
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753 BCE
Traditional date for foundation of Rome
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Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE
'Reginal' Period
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750 BCE
Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey
he Iliad and the Odyssey are some of the few remaining texts from ancient greek history. They give great insight into ancient greek economy, military, gender roles, hospitality, practice of religion, agriculture, etc. -
730 BCE
The first Messenian war and the spartans conquer southwest Peloponnesia
The war between the spartans and athenians brought great disparity to all of Athens, due to the split between them. It resulted in a weakened world economy and trade. -
546 BCE
Lydia conquered by Persians
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546 BCE
Pisistratus becomes tyrant of Athens
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509 BCE
Traditional date for expulsion of last king from Rome
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Period: 509 BCE to 31 BCE
Roman Republic
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507 BCE
Cleisthenes' reforms at Athens
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Period: 480 BCE to 323 BCE
Classical Period
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479 BCE
Battle of Plataea
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468 BCE
Sophocles writes his first tragedy
The importance of Sophocles first tragedy goes beyond his first work, instead, we were introduced to one of the finest and fewest tragedians from ancient greek history. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Peloponnesian War fought between Athens and Sparta
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338 BCE
Battle of Chaeronea in Greece
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338 BCE
Roman victory in 'Latin War' in Italy
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Period: 336 BCE to 323 BCE
Reign of Alexander III of Macedon
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333 BCE
Battle of Issus
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323 BCE
Alexander the great dies at Babylon
The death of Alexander the great might not have been as significant as his life. However, his unexpected passing at a young age kept him from preparing his empire for governance after his death. Eventually, his kingdom began to weaken and lose power, leading to the destruction of his empire he had built. -
Period: 323 BCE to 146 BCE
Hellenistic Period
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301 BCE
Battle of Ipsus
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Period: 280 BCE to 275 BCE
Pyrrhus of Epirus' campaigns in Italy
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Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE
Second Punic War
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133 BCE
King Attalus III of Pergamum bequeaths his kingdom to the Romans
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86 BCE
Roman general Sulla captures Athens
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31 BCE
Battle of Actium
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Period: 31 BCE to 284
The 'Principate'
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14
Death of Augustus
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33
Crucifixion of Jesus and the origin of christianity
For what we know, the emergence of christianity turned a new chapter to human history. It moved on from greek history, art and empires to now the rise and widespread of christianity around the world. -
69
The year of the four emperors
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192
Death of Commodus
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284
Diocletian becomes emperor
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Period: 284 to Jan 1, 641
'Late Antiquity'
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286
Roman Emperor Diocletian divides the Roman empire in two
The divide of the Roman empire continued to see prosperity for the two halves. However, some internal and external forces were able to weaken the empires due to the spread of christianity, which also saw some fierce wars that the Western and Eastern empires fought against those who were trying to weaken it -
324
Constantine defeats Licinius
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384
Aristotle is born
One of the greatest philosophers from ancient greek history. His work covered a wide variety of subjects including, music, poetry, politics and metaphysics. -
Apr 15, 641
The slavs overrun Greece
Another sign of the immense weakened form of Greece, that now saw even the slavs takeover it.
