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1000 BCE
Greeks begin to colonize along the Ionian coast
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800 BCE
City States Established
City-states of Athens, Thebes, Megara, Corinth, Sparta established; Greeks adopted Phoenician alphabet -
776 BCE
End of the Dark Ages
The Greek Dark Ages was the period between the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, around 1200 B.C.E -
776 BCE
Worlds First Olympic Games
Worlds First Olympic Games was held in Olympia in 776 B.C. -
757 BCE
First Messenian war begins
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508 BCE
World's first democratic system of government
Cleisthenes, a noble Athenian introduced the worlds first democratic system of government in 508 B.C. -
490 BCE
Greek and Persian Wars
The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek and Persian Wars. The Two most famous battles were the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. The Greeks end up winning and the Persians retreat. -
480 BCE
Start of Greek Classical Period
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431 BCE
Spartan and Athens War Begins
The wars lasted an amazing 27 years before the Spartans conqueror Athens in 404 B.C.E -
430 BCE
The Plague of Athens
The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece. It killed tens of thousands of people and resulted in a loss of population in Athens. -
399 BCE
Philosopher Socrates Put to death
The famous philosopher is put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings. -
342 BCE
Aristotle begins to tutor the later to be called Alexander the Great
The great philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Aristotle, begins to tutor Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great). -
336 BCE
Alexander the great becomes King
Alexander the Great becomes king when his father, Philip of Macedon is assassinated. -
146 BCE
Rome conquerors Greece
The Romans conqueror Greece and then make it a part of the roman empire
