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776 BCE
The olympics
The first olympic games got held in 776 BC -
750 BCE
writing a poem
Homer begins to write the lliad and odyessy -
600 BCE
coins
first coins were made -
508 BCE
ahtens make a democray
Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes. He establishes a constitution and is often called the "Father of Athenian Democracy". This is one of the great accomplishments of the Greek culture. -
490 BCE
Persian war
The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars. -
468 BCE
writing plays
Sophocles begins to write plays for the theatre. Soon the theater becomes a very popular form of entertainment in Greece. -
440 BCE
Euripides
Famous playwright Euripides wins first prize for the best play in Athens -
431 BCE
Sparta vs athens
Sparta was in war with Athens -
386 BCE
plato
Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, Plato, founds the first institution of higher learning in the western world. It's called the Academy. -
342 BCE
tutoring
The great philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Aristotle, begins to tutor Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great).
