Ancient Greece

By Holly603
  • 776 BCE

    First Olympic games take place

    In the year 776 BCE, the first Olympic games took place at a nearby city called Elis. The event was a 600 ft race.
  • 776 BCE

    First Olympic games take place

    The first Olympic games were in a polis called Athens and the event was a 600 ft run.
  • 750 BCE

    Homer composes the Odyssey.

    The Odyssey is the second of two poems attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer.
  • 750 BCE

    Homer composes the Odyssey.

    The odyssey is the second of the two poems that was attributed to a poet called Homer.
  • 550 BCE

    Democracy begins in Athens.

    An Athenian democracy happened in the six century BC in a polis called Athens.
  • 550 BCE

    Democracy begins in Athens.

    An Athenian democracy started in the sixth century BC In the Greek city state called Athens
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.

    The battle of Marathon was when the Persian army wanted to defeat the Greek city states.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.

    The battle of Marathon happened because the Persian army wanted to defeat the Greek city called Athens
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.

    The battle of Salamis was an important battle that happened during the Persian war.
  • 450 BCE

    Athens takes control of an empire.

    A war happened between Sparta and Athens which led Athens to take over their empire.
  • 440 BCE

    Greek plays are performed in Athens.

    The first plays were preformed in a theater called Dionysus.
  • 440 BCE

    Greek plays are performed in Athens.

    The first play was preformed in a theater called Dionysus built in the polis called Athens
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon is finished in Athens.

    The Parthenon was started in about 447BCE and was completed in 438BCE
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    War between Athens and Sparta - Sparta defeats Athens in 404 BCE.

    The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian league.
  • 146 BCE

    Greece is conquered by Rome.

    Rome completely destroyed the city of Corinith, another Greek city state.
  • 336

    Alexander the Great conquers all.

    Alexander defeated the Achaemenid Empire, he started a new campaign against Indian kings.
  • 480

    Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.

    The battle of Salamis was an important battle that happened during the Persian war.