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776 BCE
The first Olympic games
The games were every four years. The games were based on the god Zues. -
490 BCE
The Persian war
The Persian war was against Greece and Persia. Two famous battles were the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Salamis. -
469 BCE
Socrates was born
Socrates was one of the first philosophers. He studied ethics. He also fought in the Pelopponision wars. He also taught Plato. -
431 BCE
The Battle between Athens and Sparta
Called the Peloponnisian wars. The war lasts 27 years. Sparta conquers Athens. -
399 BCE
Socrates dies
Socrates was arrested for "corrupting the young men of Athens". He was sentenced to death. He died by drinking hemlock. -
334 BCE
The Persian empire is still huge.
The empire included Iran, Afganistan, Turkey, the Middle East, and Egypt. -
327 BCE
Alexander conquers all of the known world
Alexander goes to battle and conquers a lot of the known world. -
324 BCE
Alexander went to Babylon
Alexander travels to Babylon. Babylon is a city in Mesopotami. He began to make ideas about projects. -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great dies
While in Babylon Alexander catches a fever. He ends up dying. He died when he was 33 years old -
Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE
The Hellenistic Period
Hellenic culture began to spread to many of the lands he conquered.
