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323
323 BC
323 BC Alexander the Great dies
Alexander the Great died at Babylon from a mysterious illness -
404
404 BC
404 BC Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends -
431
431 BC
431 BC The Peloponnesian War begins – The peloponnesian was a territorial, economic, and political conflict between the Spartan-led Peloponnesian league and the Athenian-led Delian League. -
432
432 BC
432 BC The Parthenon is completed- The Parthenon was built for and dedicated to the Greek Godess Athena. -
Jan 1, 776
776 BC
776 BC First Pan Hellenic athletes contests ( Olympic Games )- The Olympics were held in the honor of the Greek Gods and women weren't allowed to watch the Olympic Games. Only Greek nationals could participate. -
Jan 1, 1100
1100 BC
1100 BC The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s . First Greek settlement formed on the Asia Minor coast. -
Jan 1, 1400
1400 BC
Mycenaean’s in control of the Aegean World -
2000 BC
2000 BC Ionian and Achaean Greeks arrive ( first known Greek‐speaking tribes ) -
187 BC
187 BC Rome conquers Greece -
329 BC
329 BC Alexander conquers the Persian Empire -
338 BC
338 BC Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece. -
480 BC
480 BC Second Persian Invasion –
The Greeks defeated at THERMOPYLAE but they were triumphant at SALAMIS and PLATAEA. -
490 BC
490 BC First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon. -
509 BC
509 BC Democracy develops- Each year, 500 names were drawn from all the citizens of Athens. Those 500 citizens had to serve for one year as the law makers of ancient Athens. -
800 BC
800 BC Homer writes the ILIAD -
899‐800 BC
899‐800 BC New form of writing – the alphabet introduced & City States develop- The Greeks were the first to develop an alphabet with vowels. -
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