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16,000 BCE
Red Ochre was said to be discovered
An image of a bison painted in Red Ochre was found and the mineral would eventually be used to create red coloring for lipsticks and blush. -
10,000 BCE
Egyptians used Kohl as eyeliner
The black eyeliner used by Egyptians and Mesopotamia was made from Galena, a lead based material in which they found an abundance of in the desert. Soot was added to make Masdement or as they called it Kohl. -
5000 BCE
Egyptian Mythology spread
Some myths have been inspired by real historical events. The unification of Egypt under the Pharaohs, at the end of the Predynastic Period around 3100 BC made the king the focus of Egyptian religion, and thus the thought of Egyptian Mythology came to be. -
4000 BCE
Makeup was invented by the Egyptians
Beginning in 4000 B.C. The Ancient Egyptians were known to be the first appearance based civilization -
Period: 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE
Greek Mythology began to spread Rapidly
As it is believed to have stemmed from centuries of oral traditions. it is likely the Greek Mythology evolved from stories told in the Minoan civilization of Crete, which flourished from 3000 to 1100 BCE -
1500 BCE
The earliest recipe for Kyphi was recorded
Kyphi was originally used only by temples and houses of worship. This specific Kyphi recipe, however, was used by Egyptians and Grecians to purify the home, clothes, body and to give a pleasant aroma. -
1500 BCE
Grecian women began wearing makeup
evidence of how females made up their faces can be found in Grecian paintings directly on walls, from Knossos, the royal city of ancient Greek island of Crete. -
Period: 1500 BCE to 1458 BCE
Egypt's first single female was pharoah, Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned under her own rule with help from no man, unlike Cleopatra who was supposed to run side her brother. -
1336 BCE
Nefertiti Ruled
One of the most mysterious and powerful women in ancient Egypt. -
1331 BCE
Nefertiti died
She abandoned the religion of Aten and was banished by Akhenaten. She soon after committed suicide in grief over the loss of her daughter -
433 BCE
Spartan Women were given the right to property
During the Peloponnesian War, Spartan women were given the right to own property since most of the men where at war -
431 BCE
Peloponnesian War Began
The Peloponnesian War is known as one Greece's biggest and most brutal wars. This war was between Athens and Sparta -
422 BCE
Athenian women began wearing shorted dresses
since many Athenian women had to work while the men were at war, their long dresses where unsuited for work. Many women cut their dresses, or had them made shorter so it would be easier for them to work. -
404 BCE
Peloponnesian War Ended
This war remodeled the entire Greece state. -
400 BCE
Athenian Women were given teh right to own property
just like Spartan Women, Athenian women were given the right to vote during the Peloponnesian War -
396 BCE
Cynisca
A Greek princess of Sparta. in 396 BC, she became the first woman in history to win the ancient Olympic Games. -
71 BCE
Carmine was discovered
Although the red lipstick color was known throughout Egypt and surrounding countries, Cleopatra was known for a specific shade of deep red. This red was made from red ochre, beeswax, flowers, fish scales, crushed ants, and carmine. Carmine is known to be a deep red color with a hint of purple. -
51 BCE
The rule of Cleopatra VIII
the reign on Cleopatra the VII of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt began with the death of her father, the ruling pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes, by March 51 BC. It ended with her death on 10 or 12 August 30 BC -
46 BCE
Cleopatra and Julius Caesar
Caesar declared Cleopatra and her brother as joint rulers, but maintained a private affair with her that produced Caesarian. -
30 BCE
Cleopatra Died
Believed to be 39 years old there is still a large mystery to how exactly Cleopatra died.
