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776 BCE
First Olympic Games
A festival of games between city-states to honnor the greek god Zeuz. -
750 BCE
Homer begins writing lliad and the odyssey
Homer begins writing the epic poems Lliad and the Odyssey two of the most famous literary works in Greek literary. -
508 BCE
First democracy was introduced
The democracy was introduced by Cleisthenes who established a constitution. -
490 BCE
The Persian War
The Persian War consist of two famous battles. The battle of Marathon and the battle of Salamis. The Greeks fought the Persians in this war. -
Period: 479 BCE to 404 BCE
The Golden Age of Athens
This is the period that great artist were born and there were many cultural achievements. -
478 BCE
The Delian League was established
The Delian league was an alliance with Athens, Sparta, and moreto defend themselves from invasion. -
431 BCE
The Peloponnesian War
The war between Athens and Sparta begins. These wars continue for 27 years. The Sparta end up conquering Athens in 404. -
399 BCE
Socrates death
Socrates is put to death for being accused for corrupting the young men of Athens. -
386 BCE
Plato founds the Academy
The Academy was formed by Plato, which was the first school of higher learning. -
336 BCE
Alexander becomes king
Alexander the Great becomes king when his father was killed . -
332 BCE
Alexander conquered Egypt
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and will be expanding his empire for the next several years. He will also establish Alexandria the new capital. -
323 BCE
The Hellenistic Period Begins
The Hellenistic Period begins after Alexander the Great dies and the Romans begin to gain power. -
Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE
Hellenistic Period
The time period when Alexander the Great died that led to much confusion between among the empire.
