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323
323 BC Alexander the Great dies
Alexander the Great dies in 323 BC -
404
404 BC Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends
404 BC Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends -
431
431 BC The Peloponnesian War begins
431 BC The Peloponnesian War begins – Sparta and her allies vs Athens and her allies -
432
432 BC The Parthenon is completed
432 BC The Parthenon is completed -
Jan 1, 776
776 BC First Pan Hellenic athletes contests
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Jan 1, 1100
1100 BC The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s
1100 BC The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s . First Greek settlement formed on
the Asia Minor coast. -
Jan 1, 1400
1400 BC Mycenaean’s in control of the Aegean World
1400 BC Mycenaean’s in control of the Aegean World -
2000 BC Ionian and Achaean Greeks arrive ( first known Greek‐speaking tribes )
2000 BC Ionian and Achaean Greeks arrive ( first known Greek‐speaking tribes ) -
187 BC Rome conquers Greece
Rome conquers Greece in 187 BC -
329 BC Alexander conquers the Persian Empire
329 BC Alexander conquers the Persian Empire -
338 BC Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece
338 BC Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece -
480 BC Second Persian Invasion – Greeks defeated at Thermopylae.
But they are triumphant at SALAMIS and PLATAEA. -
490 BC First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon
490 BC First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon -
509 BC Democracy is developed in Ancient Greece
509 BC Democracy is developed in Ancient Greece -
800 BC Homer writes the ILIAD
800 BC Homer writes the ILIAD. (Its a poem) -
899‐800 BC New form of writing – the alphabet introduced & City States develop
899‐800 BC New form of writing – the alphabet introduced & City States develop -
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Significant events in Ancient Greece from 2000 BC to 187 BC
