Ancient Greece

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  • 776 BCE

    The First Olympic Games

    The First Olympic Games
    Every four years the Olympic games take place in honor of the Greek god Zeus
  • 600 BCE

    Greek Coins

    Greek Coins
    The first Greek coins were introduced
  • 490 BCE

    Persian Wars

    Persian Wars
    The Greeks fight the Persians in the Persian Wars.The Greeks Won and the Persians retreat in the battle of Marathon and the battle of Salamis.
  • 440 BCE

    Euripides Writes a Play Write

    Euripides Writes a Play Write
    Euripides Wins a prize for the best play
  • 430 BCE

    The Pelonnesian Wars

    The Pelonnesian Wars
    A war between Sparta and Athens. The war lasted 27 years. Sparta finally won the war
  • 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    Socrates was put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings.
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    Alexander became king when his father, Phillip, was assassinated.
  • 333 BCE

    The Defeat of the Persians

    The Defeat of the Persians
    Alexander defeats the Persians
  • 323 BCE

    The Hellenistic period begins

    The Hellenistic period begins
    Alexander the Great dies and Ancient Greek begins its decline in civilization
  • 386

    Plato

    Plato
    Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, finds the first institution of higher learning in the western world. It is called the academy