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404
Sparta defeats Athens; the Pelopennesian War ends (404 BCE)
Sparta and Athens fought for three decades, in the end Sparta came out victorious, however neither City-State regained the same millitary strength they once had. -
431
The Peloponnesian War begins between Sparta and Athens (431 BCE)
Athens and Sparta were both the two most powerful city states in Ancient Greece at the time. They fought as allies in the Greco-Persian wars, but now were fighting against eachother as Athens wanted more power. -
447
The construction of the Parthenon in Athens is completed (447-432) BCE)
The temple was built to worship the greek godess Athena, however in the process of building it was burnt down by the Persian army. Athens started builing the temple after in 447 BCE when the Athenian Empire was at the height of it's power. The Parthenon was finished builind in 432 BCE and took 469 silver talents to build.It is almost imposssible to make a modern equivelant for this amount of money. -
460
Pericles rules in Athens(460 BCE-429 BCE)
Pericles wa born in Athens, Greece in 495 BCE his father was a wealthy and famous statesmen. Pericles entered polotics around 470 BCE and became to rule athens in 461 BCE. As leader he organized the construction of the Acropolis and the Parthenon in Athens, he also led several crucisal millitary missions. He died in 429 BCE because of the plaugue. -
460
Pericles leads the Athenian Government 460-429 BCE
From 460-429 an Ancient Greek statesmen named Pericles led the Athens Government. He promoted arets, literature, and philosophy, Athens flourished under Pericles care. One major Event that he took forth in was making a coucil of 500 men all citizens over the age of 30. These men would serve a descision makers for 1 term or 2 maximum. The assembly of all Greek citizens would meet around 40 times a year with the other assembly of 500 to approve or reject desicions. Pericles ended up being so famou -
507
A Democratic Constitution sets rules for Governance in Athens (507 BCE)
First known democracy in history, if you were an adult male citizen in Athens you could vote for your leader. -
Jan 1, 621
Athens develops a written code of laws 621 BCE
In 621 BCE Athens developed a writtten code of laws, these laws were put in place to make sure life was fair in Athens, however the laws were quite harsh. You could get the death penalty for stealing something as small as a cabbage. These laws also helped distinguish between murder and involuntary homicide. these laws were made by a man named Draco who was the first
legislator in Athens. He also developed Athens first written Constitution.It was also said that his laws were so harsh he wrote -
Jan 1, 776
First Olympic Games (776 BCE)
It Occured in Athens, only free men who spoke greek were allowed to participate, they were held in honour of the ancient greek god Zeus.It is Important because now the olympics are something every athlete aspires to participate in to represent their countries. -
Solon Becaome The Only Leader in Athens 584 BCE-559 BCE
In 584 BCE a man named Solon became the sole leader of Athens, he changed all the written laws that Draco had put in place except for one. Solons new code made sure that all debts were abolished and all slaves thet were debt were freed. Solons Constitution was wrote in poetry, and as soon as he introduced it he sent himslef in to 10 years of exile so he wasn't tempted to become a tryrant, his code of laws stayed for a while after he had left. -
The Persians are defeated by the Greeks in the Battle of Marathon(490 BCE)
This was the first time the Persians invaded Ancient Geece under the ruling of King Darius 1, even though the Ancient Greek army had a noticlbly smaller army than the Persians they still defeated them. -
Most Greek City States were monarchies prior to the 8th century BCE
I think this is important because it shows the type of government Ancient Greece was before it became a demorcray. A monarchy is a king or quenn who rules the whole country, the only way to come into a monarchy is to be born in one or to marry into one. -
Most Greek cities became Oligarchy's 8th Century BCE-650 BCE
Oligarchy's are a type of Government in which a small group of wealthy men who are citizens rule a city-state. These types of Government are usually bad because the group of people leading only want whats best for them, they dont care about their people. In this time period many Greek Farmers went in to extrmee poverty and were sold into slavery.
