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2000 BCE
When Ancient Greece was founded
It was founded around 2000 B.C -
2000 BCE
Greek Mythology was formed
Greek Mythology started off in 2000 B.C but it was fully developed around 700 B.C -
2000 BCE
Monarchy in Greece
In ancient Greece the type of government that they had was a Monarchy (where a single ruler has full power). -
1412 BCE
Athens was founded
Athens was founded on the coast of the Aegean Sea -
1104 BCE
Sparta was founded
Sparta is located on Peloponnesus Peninsula -
753 BCE
Rome is founded
Rome, located on the Italian Peninsula, was founded about a 1000 years after Greece was. -
753 BCE
Roman Mythology was formed
Rome based off their mythology off of Greece -
700 BCE
Aristocracy in Athens
After many years of using the monarchy for Athens government, they switched to Aristocracy -
650 BCE
Tyranny in Athens
After Aristocracy, Tyranny became the next for of government in Athens. -
621 BCE
Draco comes into power
He made a written code of laws that had cruel punishments. He was one of the two tyrants that tried to reform Athens. -
594 BCE
Solon comes to power
He helped Athens with their economic problems and helped stop the mass debt that a lot pf slaves were in. -
507 BCE
Democracy in Athens
In the end Democracy was the final type of government in Athens -
Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Persian Wars
Sparta and Athens teamed up to fight against the Persian Empire, in the end the Athenians won the war. -
Period: 495 BCE to 429 BCE
Golden Age of Pericles
A period of time during the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War where Athens grew and was prosperous. Pericles rebuilt the Parthenon and extended Democracy. -
450 BCE
Twelve Tables
The Twelve tables was a code written by the Romans -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
Peloponnesian Wars
The Peloponnesian League and the Delian League fought against each other fro control of the Greek world. -
359 BCE
King Phillip II conquers Greece
King Phillip II of Macedon conquered most of Greece before he was assassinated. -
336 BCE
Alexander the Great
After his fathers death, Alexander set off to conquer more land, and managed to rule a large empire that expanded from Greece to India and Egypt. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
It was a war between Rome and Carthage for the control of trade, they fought three wars until Rome destroyed Carthage. -
60 BCE
Julius Caesar comes into power
Julius Caesar started off as a Roman general and conquered Gaul, until he was assassinated by the Consul. -
60 BCE
The first triumvirate
Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gneaus Pompey formed the First triumvirate -
27 BCE
Augustus Caesar rules
He became the first Roman Emperor after Julius' death. He defeated Marc Anthony in a civil war. -
Period: 27 BCE to 180
Pax Romana
A span of 200 years of peace and prosperity for Rome, it happened when Augustus ruled then it died off with another emperor. -
126
Pantheon was built
Built for the Greek gods. -
306
Emperor Constantine
Constantine began to rule the Roman Empire and then converted to Christianity. -
312
Converting to Christianity
Emperor Constantine finally legalized Christianity and converted the Roman Empire to Christianity -
330
Moving to Constantinople
Constantine changed the Capital of Rome to Constantinople, and it provided more protection from the barbarians. -
476
Rome Falls
After the last emperor the Roman Empire fall to the germanic tribes. -
521
Emperor Justinian
He was the new ruler of the Byzantine Empire, and made a new code, they had Greco-Roman culture preserved in his libraries. -
532
Building the Hagia Sophia
Emperor Justinian built the Hagia Sophia to show his power, but since then it has become on of the most holiest sites to visit. -
860
St. Cyrill makes an alphabet
St. Cyrill makes a new language for the Russians when they converted to Christianity. -
1054
The two churches split
The Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church split because of disagreements. -
1453
The Byzantine Empire Falls