Ancient Greece

By ‎M&M
  • The first Olympic Games take place
    776 BCE

    The first Olympic Games take place

    Olympic Games were held every four years until it got cancelled for thousands of years, but it came back after it was started in Athens in the 19th century.
  • Homer composes Odyssey
    750 BCE

    Homer composes Odyssey

    Homer composes a great Greek poem that is a well-known classic that is full of adventure.
  • Democracy begins in Athens
    550 BCE

    Democracy begins in Athens

    Democracy had finally started in Athens. A democracy is when people vote for a specific person to have a significant role like being a treasurer or prime minister. Many countries even developed this idea and created different parties like Labour and Liberal. The party with the most votes makes their leader the prime minister. Countries that break their democracy usually want more power in a country and usually turn into a monarchy.
  • The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.
    490 BCE

    The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.

    Darius the great wanted to rule Greek and had finally failed after losing.
  • Battle of Salamis
    480 BCE

    Battle of Salamis

    Themistocles leads Greece to win against Persia. Persia was lead by the son of Darius the Great. The son was called king Xerxes 1.
  • Athens takes control over an empire
    450 BCE

    Athens takes control over an empire

    Athens took control of the Delian league after Athens and Sparta made a peace and attacked Persia. The Athens lost control on 404 BCE after Sparta had defeated them.
  • Greek Plays were performed in Athens
    440 BCE

    Greek Plays were performed in Athens

    Athens had just opened the theater that looked like a colosseum.
  • Parthenon is finished in Athens
    432 BCE

    Parthenon is finished in Athens

    This was a major temple that finished construction in 432 BCE.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    War between Athens and Sparta

    Sparta win on 404 BCE
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great conquers all

    In his time he thought everything ended in Eastern India so he conquered everything up to that and finished on this very year.
  • 146 BCE

    Greece is conquered by Rome

    This was a major part of history as Greece had finally lost to Rome.