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776 BCE
The first Olympic games
the first Olympic games took place in 776 BC and were held every 4 years in honour one of the gods that goes by the name Zeus . -
750 BCE
First Greek colonising
In 750 BC the Greeks started to expand settlements around Mediterranean Sea. -
750 BCE
Homer started writing...
In 750 BC Homer (a Greek philosopher) started writing the Iliad and the Odyssey which became two of the most famous Greek Literature. -
700 BCE
Greek states
7th-6th BC Many cruel leaders or tyrants emerged in many different Greek states. -
600 BCE
Greek coins
In 600 BC the very first Greek coins are introduced. -
508 BCE
Democracy
Democracy was established in Athens. -
450 BCE
Athens controls an empire
Athens became a powerful and mighty city that controls an empire. -
440 BCE
Greek theatre
Greek theatre became popular in Athens some of the writers were Sophocles and Euripides. -
432 BCE
The Parthenon was built
The Parthenon was completed and it is still standing today, in 2017. -
431 BCE
The Peloponnesian Wars
Athens was at war with Sparta. -
399 BCE
Death of Socrates
The Greek philosopher Socrates is put to death for corrupting students of Athens with his teachings. -
386 BCE
The first Institution began
A student of Plato and Socrates founded the first school of higher learning in the western world its called the Academy. -
342 BCE
Aristotle tutors Alexander the great
The famous philosopher, mathematician, and scientist Aristotle began tutoring Alexander the Great. -
336 BCE
Alexander the Great is King
Alexander the Great is the new king due to his father's assassination. -
332 BCE
Alexander conquers Egypt
Alexander the Great established the new capital Egypt at Alexandria. He expanded his empire. -
323 BCE
The Greek Hellenistic period
The Ancient Romans start to gain power. -
146 BCE
The Roman Empire
Rome defeated Greece becoming the Roman Empire
