Ancient Greece

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  • 323

    Death of Alexander the Great

    Death of Alexander the Great
    As Alexander was getting ready to face Arabia. He came down with the fever and unfortunaly died. He was only 33. Alexander the Great would have been the greatest military leader in Ancient Greece. Alexander crossed continents defeated every rival and expanded his empire.
  • 447

    Parthenon

    Parthenon
    In 447bc work begins on the Parthenon. The Parthenon is the largest temple on the Acropolis. The pillars on the Parthenon are made of marable.
  • 460

    Hippocrates

    Hippocrates
    Hippocrates is a famous ancient physician. Hippocrates is now the most famous person in ancient medicine. Hippocrates was born in 460bc and died in 377bc.
  • 470

    Socrates

    Socrates
    Socrates was born in 470bc and died in 399bc. Socrates was the most famous philosophers in ancient Greeks history. A lot of the time when Socrates was asked a question he would pretend he didn’t know the answer to trip his opponents up.
  • Nov 6, 776

    First Olympics held

    First Olympics held
    First Olympics Games were held in 776bc. The Olympics Games were held in honour of the god Zeus. They were held every four years. Women were not allowed to see the games it was only for men.
  • Jan 1, 1194

    Trojan War

    Trojan War
    The Trojan War was the war that the Ancient Greece defeated the city of Troy. Due to the war three epic poems were made they are the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aenied. The Trojan War started in 1194bc and ended in 1184bc.

  • Pythagoras

    Pythagoras
    Pythagoras was a famous Greek, he was born in 582bc and died in 500bc. He was a philosopher and mathematician. We still learn his theory to this day.