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492 BCE
Darius I Invades Greece
The king of Persia, Darius I, invaded Greece to avenge the defeat of his father, Xerxes. -
490 BCE
Greeks Defeat Persians at Marathon
September 490 BCE, the Greek Army managed to defeat Darius's Persian Army in the plains of Marathon. -
480 BCE
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was one the Greco-Persian wars. The Greeks defeated a large portion of Persian naval forces -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was the first between Persia and Greece. Sparta led the Greeks into battle. The Spartans used clever military strategies. They continued to fight. Soon the Greeks lost the battle from being overwhelmed about how out-numbered they were against the Persians. -
446 BCE
Thirty Years Peace Between Argos and Sparta Begins
The Thirty Years Peace Treaty was signed between Athens and Sparta. The treaty ended conflict between the two states. -
429 BCE
Death of Pericles
A plague broke out in Greece. Pericles lost both of his sons, and died two years after the Great Peloponnesian War began. -
409 BCE
Athens Invades Megara
Megara and Athens were allies, but Megara sided against them during the Great Peloponnesian War. Athens then seized Nisaea. Megara took it back, and Athens sent a force of 1000 men. Megara and Athens engaged in a battle. Athens won the battle. -
404 BCE
End of Peloponneisan War
Sparta destroyed Athens's forces and won the war with Persian support. Athens was left in a terrible state after their defeat.
