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ancient greece

By kelvic112
  • 323

    death of alexander the great

    death of alexander the great
    Alexander the great became very ill and past away. After death he was placed in a golden coffin and later it was replaced by a glass coffin. His empire also fell apart.
  • 336

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT COMES TO POWER

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT COMES TO POWER
    Alexander the Great came to power in 336BC Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. With Greece under control Alexander used his fathers plan to attack the Persian Empire.
  • 447

    WORK ON THE PARTHENON BEGINS

    WORK ON THE PARTHENON BEGINS
    The Parthenon was constructed by a man named Pericles. It was dedicated to Athens. There were 8 10.43m pillars across the front and back, and 15 10.43m pillars across the sides. Inside was a 13m statue of Athena goddess of warfare.
  • 460

    HIPPOCRATES

    HIPPOCRATES
    Hippocrates was a well known physician who practised medicine on the Greek island of cos. he is also a well known as the farther of medicine.
  • 470

    SOCRATES

    SOCRATES
    Socrates was one of the most original influential controversial figures in ancient Greek philosophy. He was also a teacher.
  • Jan 1, 776

    FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES HELD

    FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES HELD
    In summer 776BC the most famous hero of Greece Heracles founded the Olympic Games in honour of his farther Zeus. They were open to all men across the Greek world.
  • Jan 1, 1194

    THE TORJAN WAR

    THE TORJAN WAR
    The Trojan War was a fight were ancient Greece defeated the city of troy. According to ancient Greek myths the war resulted from an incident at the wedding feast of the king of Pthia and a sea goddess.

  • PYTHAGORAS

    PYTHAGORAS
    Pythagoras was a very smart man he was a mathematician and philosopher he became famous for formulating the Pythagorean Theorem but its principles were known earlier.