Ancient Greece

The first Olympic Games takes place

776 BCE

The First Modern Olympic Game was held in Athens. But the First ancient games were staged in Olympia, Greece.

Homer composes the Odyssey

750 BCE

The odyssey takes place after the Trojan War has been won by the Achaeans.

Battle of Marathon - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders

490 BCE

The Greeks battled against the Persian King,Darius I. The Greeks showed the world their courage and excellence and won their liberty.

Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders

480 BCE

This was an important battle during the Persian war. The Greek allies defeated the Persian navy. After the Persian victories at Artemisium and Thermopylae, king Xerxes proceeded to Athens, which he captured

Athens takes control of an empire

450 BCE

Athens Became the Empire and they became wealthy and power.

Greek plays are performed in Athens

440 BCE

The first plays were performed in the theater of Dionysus,it was built in Athens in the 5th century.

Parthenon is finished in Athens

432 BCE

The Parthenon was a temple that served a practical purpose as the city treasury. For a time, it served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire.

War between Athens and Sparta - Sparta defeats Athens in 404 BCE

431 BCE

Sparta Defeated Athens and ended the Peloponnesian War.

War between Athens and Sparta - Sparta defeats Athens in 404 BCE

404 BCE

The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.

Alexander the Great conquers all

336 BCE

Alexander invaded Persia, which lay across the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor. Alexander smashed the Persian armies at the Tigris River and conquered the mighty Persian Empire, including the legendary city of Babylon.

Greece is conquered by Rome

146 BCE

Rome defeated Greece, and now Rome still rules Greece. When Greece was defeated the cities were destroyed and plundered.