Ancient Greece

By RModrzejewski@allsaintscs.com
  • 776 BCE

    Greek Olympics has begun

    Greek Olympics has begun
    The Greek Olympics was originally a ceremony for Zeus. Then made them into games of honor to others. Some of the games were javelin throw, races, discus, and others.
  • 499 BCE

    The Persian War

    The Persian War
    Persia was tormenting poor city-states then Athens came to help them.Then an all-out war came when people died, building burned, and Ships ran over other ships. It was horrifying to see all of this.
  • 495 BCE

    The Golden age of Athens begins

    The Golden age of Athens begins
    A man named Pericles helped renew Athens from all of its ruins from the Persian War. He helped it renew the government, culture and buildings
  • 495 BCE

    Greek Drama

    Greek Drama
    Greek drama was a ceremony for Dionysus the Greek god of wine. They would put up a show for that god like men dancing around the altar. When years came by it got more complex, someone will introduce the actors and play the show.
  • 469 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    He was a philosopher that questioned people about life and the good and evils. He made people power hungry and overtaking others. He was accused of making people overtaking. He was poisoned to death and it was very uncomfortable.
  • 460 BCE

    Hippocrates

    Hippocrates
    He was a doctor in ancient Greece. What he first realized that the weather, drinking water, and location can take a place in your health. He was mostly known for his oath for doctors.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    Peloponnesian War
    The Delian league was falling. The friendship of Sparta and Athens were falling until war started. This war was sad for Athens because Pericles dies, they get taken over, and two thirds of the population died. Thats not good.
  • 387 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    He was a Greek philosopher that was the student of Socrates. He had different ideas than Socrates. He built the Academy, a school for himself and other philosophers.
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    He was slightly better than Plato and made philosophy grow. He made the basics of science. Wrote books about the meaning of life and its government. He was also called "the Philosopher" in his days.He was also the student of Plato. He also made his own school called the "Lyceum".
  • 326 BCE

    Alexander

    Alexander
    Alexander was a fearsome king that conquered a lot of that Greece knew about the world. He conquered from Egypt all the way to Persia. He finally conquered the annoying Persians.