Ancient Greece by: Giselle Cruz

Agamemnon (1750-1300 BC)

1750 BCE

He was the king of Mycenae and the leader of the greek army that was in the trojan horse in Homer’s story The Iliad.

Homer (850 BC)

850 BCE

The Famous poet of The Odyssey and iliad.

First Olympic Games (776 BC)

776 BCE

The first olympic game began in Elis, a city-state in an Olympia. It was held every 4 years in honor of a religious holiday made for Zesus (Greek God).

Draco’s Code of law (621 BC)

621 BCE

Draco created the first Athenian laws in a constitution. These laws were very sacred; it is said that they are written with blood instead of ink.

Xerxes(518-485 BC)

518 BCE

Son of Darius and wants to take over Ancient Greece as well, but never succeeded. Xerxes gave up during the battle of Salamis.

Democracy (507 BC)

507 BCE

Political system in which the people have the power to vote.

Pericles (495-425 BC)-

495 BCE

Led Athens during the Golden Age

First Persian War (492–449 BC)

492 BCE

It was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia for like about half a century.

Battle Of Marathon (490 BC)

490 BCE

It was a battle in between the first persian invasion of greece. This battle was fought on the Marathon Plain and it was one of the first things that led to the Greco-Persian war.

Second Persian War (482 BC – 479 BC)

482 BCE

Persians began to invade the athenians causing another series of wars to begin. The Greeks ended up winning the war.

Battle of Thermopylae (480 bc)

480 BCE

300 Spartans went up against thousands of Persian soldiers in a mountain pass. The Persians end up winning.

Socrates (470-399 BC)

470 BCE

Greek Philosopher that was the first to question ethics. His philosophies are still being used today.

Peloponnesian war (431- 405 BC)

431 BCE

Two most powerful greek city-states Athens and Sparta fought against each other over power. They both ended up making a peace treaty in 423 BC Peace of Nicias saying that they will have a resting period. After their resting period they fought again in 415 BC. They ended 405 and the Spartans won. After the war was over it signified that the Golden age was over.

Plato (428-348 BC)

428 BCE

Student of Socrates and teacher to Aristotle

Catapult (400 BC)

400 BCE

The ancient greeks discover this technique to shoot objects/arrows for long distances.

The Academy in Athens (387 BC)

387 BCE

Plato acquired a piece of land to teach his philosophies in this academy.

Aristotle (384-322 BC)

384 BCE

One of Plato’s students. Aristotle taught Alexander The Great that he could gain knowledge by observing the world.

Darius I (380-330 BC)

380 BCE

One of Persia’s kings. Darius wanted to take over Ancient Greece, but failed during the Battle of Marathon.

Philip II (359-336 BC)

359 BCE

King of Macedon and the father of Alexander the Great.

Alexander The Great (356-323 BC)

356 BCE

Alexander the III king of Macedonia. He had one of the best military minds and had one of the biggest empires in history.

Battle of Chaeronea- (338 BC)

338 BCE

It was a battle near Thebes in between the Macedonians and Greeks. The Macedonians defeated the Greeks and took over city-states like Athens and Thebes. The Greeks and Macedonians joined together to create an alliance against Persia.

League Of Corinth (338-337BC)

338 BCE

Was a federation of greek states created by Philip the II after the Battle of Chaeronea to create a stronger and more organized military so that they could overrule Persia

Darius I (380-330 BC)

330 BCE

One of Persia’s kings. Darius wanted to take over Ancient Greece, but failed during the Battle of Marathon.