Ancient Greece

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  • 499 BCE

    The Persian Wars

    The Persian King, Darius, wanted to expand the Persian empire, so he launched an attack on Greece. He lost in the end, though, leaving him humiliated. This lasted until 449 BC.
  • 468 BCE

    Theater: The Beginning.

    Theater: The Beginning.
    Around this time, Greek play-wright Sophocles began writing plays for the theater. Theater eventually becomes more common as more and more people start writing plays and performing them.
  • 432 BCE

    The Parthenon

    The Parthenon
    The first temple to Athena, called The Parthenon, was built. The statue of Athena was around 40 feet tall and was made out of ivory and gold.
  • 431 BCE

    The Peloponnesian Wars

    This is the start of a 27 year long war between Athens and Sparta. Sparta eventually conquers Athens in the end.
  • 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    Socrates was put to death after annoying (questioning) the people of Athens multiple times each day.
  • 386 BCE

    The Academy

    The Academy
    Plato, Socrates' student, had founded the Academy, which was made to teach the next philosophers.
  • 336 BCE

    A King.

    Alexander the Great's father, Philip of Macedon, dies, leaving Alexander to become king.
  • 333 BCE

    An Empire.

    Alexander the Great starts conquering more and more land, as well as eventually defeating the Persians.
  • 333 BCE

    Alexandria.

    Egypt, after being conquered, becomes the capital of Alexandria, and eventually the Library of Alexandria is built there in 288 BC, but was destroyed 240 years later (48 BC).
  • Period: 323 BCE to 136 BCE

    The Hellenistic Period

    The Hellenistic Period started in 323 BC shortly after Alexander the Great died, leaving his empire open for attack. The Roman Empire took over a little over 177 years later.