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336
Hellenistic Period
Period between the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great and the establishment of Roman supremacy, in which Greek culture and learning were pre-eminent. -
500
Classical Period
Greeks began conflict with the kingdom of Persia and the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great. At this time full development of the democratic system of the government began. -
Jan 1, 640
Macedonia
The ancient Macedonians regarded the Greeks as potentially dangerous neighbors, never as kinsmen. The greeks stereotyped the Macedonias as barbarians and treated them in the same bigtoed manner. -
Jan 1, 750
Archaid Period
The age is defined through the development of art of this time. Specifically the syle of pottery and sculpture. that would later be developed into the more naturalistic style of the Classical Period. -
Jan 1, 1100
Greek Dark Ages
The period betrween the fall of the Mycenean civilization and the readoption of writting. After the Trojan Wars the Mycenaeans went through a period of civil war, then the tribe Dorian took over. -
Jan 1, 1184
City of Troy falls to Greeks
At this point the Greeks took over Troy. -
Jan 1, 1200
Greek Living in Tribal Communities
This period is the growth of Greek Communities. -
Mycenean Period
This period is based on high cultural achievement, forming the backdrop and basis for subsequent myths of the heroes. It was named for the kingdom of Mycenae. -
Greek speaking people settle
Athens has over 5,000 years of history going all the way back to the neolithic period. It is the oldest city in Europe and has a major impact on our civilization today. -
Minoan Period
The Bronze Age civilization, centering on the island of Crete. It was named after the legendary king Minos. It is divided into three periods: the early Minoan period, the Middle period, and the Late Minoan period.