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2700 BCE
Minoans
Civilization on the island of Crete -
1600 BCE
Mycenaeans
Civilization dominated by warrior aristocracy; spread culture throughout Eastern Mediterranean. -
1450 BCE
Minoan Civilization Ends
Minoan civilization devastated after a volcanic eruption on a nearby island. -
1250 BCE
Siege of Troy
Mycenaeans besiege the city of Troy. -
1100 BCE
End of Mycenaeans
Mycenaean civilization falls. -
1100 BCE
Dark Ages
Little known of this time period, also known as the Homeric Age, because of Homer's literary works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. -
800 BCE
End of Dark Ages
The Greek Dark Age ends. -
621 BCE
Draco
Created first Greek written laws; law breakers received harsh punishment. -
594 BCE
Solon
Cancelled all debts and forbid people as use as collateral. -
560 BCE
Peisistratus
Athens' first tyrant, increased power to the central government. -
546 BCE
Ionian Colonies Conquered
Greek colonies in Ionia are taken over by the Persian Empire. -
508 BCE
Cleisthenes
Overthrows Peisistratus with help from the Spartans and established Greek democracy. -
499 BCE
Ionian Revolt
Ionian-Greek cities in Asia Minor revolt against Persia. -
490 BCE
Battle of Marathon
Persians attack the Athenians for their role in the Ionian revolt, ending in Athenian victory; beginning of the Greco-Persian War. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermpylae
Greek force of 9,000 held off the Persian army for 3 days led by 300 Spartans. Traitor reveals path to the Greek's rear, kiling all 300 Spartans and 1,000 Thespians. -
480 BCE
Battle of Salamis
Persian navy destroyed by small Greek fleet led by Themistocles. -
479 BCE
Battle of Plataea
Large Greek army defeats remaining Persian army after Salamis; end of the Greco-Persian War -
479 BCE
Golden Age of Greece
Also called the Classical age, Greece ushers in democracy, theatre, philosophy, and trade expands throughout the region. -
431 BCE
Peloponnesian War
War between Athens and Sparta over political control lasting for about 25 years. Ends with Athenian navy's destruction, and a Spartan victory. -
350 BCE
Macedonia Conquers Greece
Macedonia, lead by king Philip II, conquers Greece. -
331 BCE
Greece/Macedonia Conquers Persia
Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire, creating the largest empire in history at the time. -
200 BCE
Macedonia/Greece Conquered by Rome
Greek/Macedonian Kingdom is conquered by Rome in the 2nd century B.C.
