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776 BCE
THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAME
these events happened every 4 years started 776 bc. -
750 BCE
homer starts THE ODYSSEY and THE ILIAD
the estimated year homer started the epic poems the ODYSSEY
and THE ILIAD -
600 BCE
first greek coins introduced
this was the first use of greek currency -
508 BCE
democracy is introduced
Cleisthenes establishes a new government called democracy -
492 BCE
Persian war starts
The Persian war was a string of battles lasting almost half a century and thousands dead -
431 BCE
peleponesian war starts
a fierce war between Athens and sparta which lasts 27 years! -
404 BCE
peleponesian war ends
The end of the bloody war between Sparta and Athens with Sparta ending up on top. -
399 BCE
socrates put to death
this was the year that greek philosopher socrates was poised and killed -
386 BCE
the academy is built
plato, student of socrates, builds the academy to educate students what are right doings -
342 BCE
Aristotle begins to teach Alexander
This is when Aristotle begins his teachings for Alexander later known as "Alexander the Great" -
526
academy is destroyed
after a long life in the academy for almost 890 years it was closed and demolished.
