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336
Alexander Conquers Persians
Alexander the Great succeeded his father Philip II. He conquered Anatolia, India and other places until his death in a Babylonian palace. -
404
Peloponnesian War
Why Spartans Were So DestructiveWar between Spartans and Athenians after the Persian War even though the two had been allies in the Persian War. -
404
Athens Golden Age
The time in Athens when the city-state started to grow and flourish after the war because its allies were strong and the relocation of the Delian Leaguse was happeneing. -
540
Persian Wars- Persians Conquer Anatolia
Persians, led by Cyrus are starting to invade lands and around this time have just about all of Anatolia(Asia Minor) under their control. -
Jan 1, 621
Draco takes power in Athens
The Athenians put Draco in charge of making laws so aristocratic families did not rule as much. They most likely were only about murder and are remembered for their harshness. -
Jan 1, 725
Sparta Dominates Messenians
Happened at the end of the Messenian war, the longest war ever fought by the greeks. Many different beliefs of why the war started. -
Jan 1, 750
Homer Writes his Epics
Homer, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, wrote poems that had an enormous impact on literature in history. -
Jan 1, 1250
Trojan War
A war between the Greeks and Trojans, started because Helen of Troy was stolen by a Trojan Prince. -
Solon takes power in Athens
Solon takes power and as one of the first things he re-conqers Salamis. His biggest part of history is the creation of the Seisachtheia a set of laws to rectify the slavery and serfdom around Athens. -
Cleisthens takes control in Athens
Noble Athenian credited with the reforming of the constitution of Athens to a more democratic way. -
Persians Wars- Marathon
A battle in the Persian War in which about 10,000 Greeks of Ionia defeated 25,000 Persians because the Greeks did not like being controlled by the Persians. -
Persian Wars- Thermopylae and Salamis
The Battle of Thermopylae was one where the new Emporer of Persia kept sending men in to fight Sparta but lost because of the narrowness until a greek betrayed his people and the Persians found a way to beat the Greeks. The Battle of Salamis happened in a similar way this time using a narrow passage of water that needed smaller ships trapping Persians in Greece. -
Delian League Formed
Formed by Greek city-states it was a treasury of money that was put aside in case another war came about. The money was guarded in Athens. -
Philip of Macedonia Takes Control of Greece
Philip II was the King of Macedon and had early succes because of his military skills. He was leader of Greece until he was asassinated in 336 B.C. -
Minoans Develop Civilization
By 3000 B.C. the Minoans lived on the large Greek island of Crete. The Minoans created an elegant civilization that had great power in the Mediterranean world.
