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331
Alexander conquers the Persians
331B.C.
Alexander overtook his fathers throne, Philipp the II, and managed to conquer Anatolia, also known as Asia minor, egypt, the Indus valley, and the died in his palace in Babylon. -
336
Philip of Macedonia takes control over Greece.
Philip of Macedonia took over Greece with much succcess due to his military skills, and expertise. -
Period: 404 to 431
Peloponnesian War
This was a war that took place between the Spartans and Athenianis even after they had been -
Period: 431 to 477
Athens Golden Age, and the rule of Pericles
This was the time when the city state AThens grew rapidly because the Delian league was centered in Athens. -
500
Cleisthenes takes control in Athens
500B.C.
Cleisthenes is said to have reformed the Athenian constitution in a democratic style. -
Jan 1, 621
Draco takes power in Athens
621 B.C.
Draco introduced the first written law in Ancient Greece. HIs law was highly unpopular because most offenses to the law were repreminded with the death penalty, including most minor offenses. -
Period: Jan 1, 700 to Jan 1, 750
Homer writes his epics
750 B.C. to 700 B.C.
Little is known about Homer, but his epics have been pased down through the ages through many people. Homer may have been a single person, or a group of people working together. -
Jan 1, 725
Sparta dominates Messenians
725B.C.
There are many reasons for the starting of this war, and the date of the war is not certain. But we know that the date is between 700B.C. and 750B.C. -
Jan 1, 725
Persian Wars, Persians conquer Anatolia.
725B.C.
Cyrus leads the PErsians on a Conquest, and by now has taken over much of Anatolia, which is also known as Asia Minor. -
Jan 1, 1200
Trojan War
Video 1200B.C.
The Trojan war was a war waged against the Trojans by the greeks because a Trojan Prince, had kidnapped Helen, the wife of a greek king. -
The Delian League formed.
481B.C.
The Delian League was formed by multiple Greek city states to safegaurd a sum of money in case another war should erup with Persia, or another country. -
Persian Wars, Thermopyae and Salamis.
480BC
The Persians, wanting to invade all of Greece, decided to enter Greece through the pass of Themopyae, a narrow pass that was the only big enough pass for Xerses massive army. So Greeks bdecide to block the pass, and the nearby narrow strait through which Xerses could enter Greece nad overrun it. The Greeks managed to hold out for a few days, but was then betrayed by one of their own men who showed the Persians a way around the pass. The Battle of Salamis was also a tragic event in history. -
Solon takes power in Athens
594 B.C.
Solon helped democratize Athens in a few ways by replacing many of Dracos strict laws, and created a system of appeal for people in court.And also arranged a system to help people to pay off their debts, and outlawed forcing people into slavery for paying off their debts. -
Persian Wars, Marathon
490B.C.
At around 490 B.C. the Persians and Athenians went to war and winded up fighting in the Greek town of Marathon. The Persians had more than twice as many troops as the Athenians, and the Spartans couldnt help in time, but the Athenians still manged to win by encirclying the enymy, and then preventing a suprise attack. The name Marathon comes from a greek legend that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to inform the Athenians. The picture is of the modern day Marathon in Greece. -
Minoans develop civilization on the island of Crete
Video
3000B.C.
The Minoans had established a succesfull civilization on the island of Crete, which was one of the most influencial and powerful cultures at the time and place.
