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Dominated sea trade
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The Minoans mysteriously disapear
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End of sea trade domination
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End of main land dominance
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Beginning of dark ages
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The first Olympics held
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Ending of the Dark Ages
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Sparta takes over neighboring city state and makes them slaves
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625 BC Messenians revolt against harsh rule
Out number Spartans 8:1
Spartans just barely defeat the revolt
Effect: Sparta becomes a strong military state -
Draco: circa 621 BC, develops legal code based on equality of citizens
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Gets rid of debt slavery
Establishes four social classes based on wealth -
509 B.C. Romans overthrow horrible Etruscan king named Tarquin the Proud
*Declare never again to be ruled by king!
Romans establish republic
Government in which citizens elect leaders, who then make the decisions -
statesmen who rules around 500 BC and reforms the idea of democracy by splitting Athens into ten groups based on where you live
Increased power of the ecclesia
the assembly of Athenian citizens who ran the government -
Ionian colonies revolt over Persian rule
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25,000 Persians vs. 11,000 Athenians
Athenians under command of Miltiades -
Xerxes becomes king
480 BC Persians launch new invasion of Greece
builds bridge of boats at the Hellespont -
The Golden Age began
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Becomes leading politcian
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12 Tables - 451 BC
Roman laws carved onto stone tablets
Become basis for Roman law
Hung in the Forum
Confirm rights of all free citizens to be protected by law -
The wars began
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Sparta wins
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King Philip ends Greek independence
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invades Persia
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Became King of Asia by cutting the Gordian Knot
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Persia is defeated at Gaugamela, Iraq
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Conquers parts of Indus Valley in 326 B.C.
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The Punic wars begin between Rome and Carthage
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Carthage loose in Zama
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Carthage looses the Punic wars to Rome
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Names him self Dictator for life
He is also murdered by other Roman leaders -
Octavian wins huge naval battle
**Battle of Actium 31 BC - ends Roman Republic -
He becomes first Emporer
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Emperor blames the Christians
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They created the Nicene creed
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He moves the capital of Rome to Byzantium
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The Great declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the empire.
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