Ancient Greece

The Big Four

496 BCE

The big four are Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes. Aeschylus was born around 525 B.C. He wrote the play about the Persian war in 474 B.C. He wrote more than 80 plays. Sophocles played a leading role in plans about victory the Persians at Salamis Euripides was born around 485 B.C. Made 80 to 90 plays. Aristophanes lived around 445 B.C. to 380 B.C. In his plays he made fun of statesmen like Pericles, dramatist like Euripides and philosophers like Socrates.

Pericles

495 BCE

He was a skilled public speaker. He became a leader of the Athenian city-state. He was known for his hard work and dedication. He didn't believe in wasting time at parties and social events. Pericles led armies to victorious campaigns, helped keep Delian League members in line.

The Persian War

490 BCE

The two famous armies were the Greeks and the Persians. They had a war against each other and killed each other until the last man was standing,

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

It was an important battle because the Athenians won. They were filled with self-confidence. They thought they were the most powerful of all the Greeks. They planned a battle at Marathon about 26 miles from Athens. By the end of the battle 6000 Persians were dead and 192 Greeks had fallen.

Olympic games

480 BCE

During the Olympics games all kind of sports were played such as running, swimming, fighting,and chariot races.

Socrates

469 BCE

He asked questions about people's personal life. People got annoyed with him because he pointed out their faults and problems. He was arrested for corrupting young men of Athens. Accused of not teaching young men to respect elders and gods. Encouraging them to be selfish and power hungry. They blamed him for the down of Athens.

The Parthenon

447 BCE

The Parthenon was built 447-432 B.C. One of the greatest Greek Buildings, and treasures of human culture. Damaged by an explosion in the 1600's. It was built to honor the Athena but also as a symbol of wealth, power and prosperity of Athens. Pericles recruited three architects, Phidias, Ictinus, Callicrates to design the building.

Plato

428 BCE

The people thought he was not wanted in Athens. Plato founded the Academy in 387 B.C. The school closed 900 years later because it didn't teach Christianity. He wanted people to know about Socrates.

Aristotle

384 BCE

Aristotle was student of Plato. His father gave him great knowledge and taught him to observe. He wanted to determine what kinds of governments are the best. He believed that there was always more than one way to explain things.

Alexander the Great

342 BCE

Aristotle started to teach Alexander. Now he is called Alexander the great. He started to conquest and conquer the Persians. He became king when he was 20 year old. Alexander was fearless fighter with loyal troops.