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492 BCE
Darius I Invades Greece
The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece at the battle of Marathon, which ended Darius I's attempts to subjugate Greece. The Athenians and Spartans led the Greek resistance. -
490 BCE
Greeks Defeat Persians at Marathon
The Battle of Marathon took place in 490,BC during the first Persia invasion of Greece.It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis ad Artaphernes. -
480 BCE
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC, which resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persia Empire of Xerxes I over the curse of three das, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. -
446 BCE
Thirty Years Peace Between Argos and Sparta Begins
The Thirty Years Peace was a treaty, signed between the ancient Greek city-states Athens and Sparta, in the year 446/445 and was one of the immediate causes to the end of the Peloponnesian War. -
431 BCE
End of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases. In the end it was won by Sparta. -
429 BCE
Death of Pericles
He himself died of the plague in the autumn of 429 BC. Just before his death, Pericles' friends were concentrated around his bed, enumerating his virtues during peace and underscoring his nine war trophies. -
424 BCE
Athens Invades Megara
The Battle of Megara was fought in 424 BC between Athens and Megara, an ally of Sparta.From as early as 431 BC, Megara was under consistent attack from Athens.
