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Jack Morris' Ancient Greek Timeline

By Jack Morris
  • 146

    Rome invades Greece and rules from then on

  • Period: 322 to 327

    Greece

  • 323

    Alexander the Great dies in Babylon

    On the 10th or 11th of June 323 BC, Alexander the Great died in the Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon, at the age of 32. Dtails differ slightly - Plurarch's account is that roughly 14 days before his death, Alexander entertained admiral Nearchus, and spent the night and the next day drinking Medius of Larissa.
  • 326

    The armies of Alexander invade Asia and conquer from Egypt to India, establishing Alexandrian Empire

  • 332

    Alexander conquers Egypt

  • 336

    Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedonia

  • 377

    The Spartan War

  • 447

    The Parthenon started to be build

  • 460

    Perikles leads Athens through its "Golden Era"

  • 500

    Heraclitus, early Greek philosopher is born

  • Jun 16, 776

    First recorded Olympic games held

  • Jun 16, 1100

    End of Mycenaean age and civilization. Monarchies rule early city- states

  • Jun 16, 1194

    The Trojan War

  • Perikles dies Plague epidemic in Athens