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776 BCE
Ancient Olympics
The ancient Olympics began in early 700 BCE. Women were not allowed to watch the games and only Greek nationals could participate. The games at Olympia were expanded in 472 BC from a one-day festival of athletics and wrestling to five days with many events. The order of the events is not known but it is known that the first day of the festival was devoted to sacrifices. -
650 BCE
The first lyric poets
The first lyric poets were in 650 BCE. -
600 BCE
Aesop born
Aesop was born about this time in Amorium,Turkey. The exact date is unknown. -
564 BCE
Aesop died
Aesop died in 564BCE in Delphi, Greece. He was pushed of a cliff after being falsely accused of theft. -
500 BCE
Democracy introduced
In 500 BC, democracy was introduced by the aristocrat, Cleisthenes. Cleisthenes was from family of the Alcmaeonids. -
480 BCE
Classical Period began
The Classical period began in 480 BCE. -
323 BCE
Classical period ended
The Classical period ended in 323 BCE. -
320 BCE
Aesop's Fables first written down
In 320 BCE, the first written compilation of Aesop's Fables was written down. -
30 BCE
Ancient Greece ends
This is the end of the the period 'Ancient Greece'.