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776 BCE
Olympic Games
The Olymic Games took place in Olympia, a messenger went from city-state to city-state telling people they were exepted to come and when the Olymics would be during this time all the city-states would come to a truce during the games. The games that were played were, javelon, discus throw, long jump, and races. The Olympics still went on even when Greece was ruled by the Roman Empire, the Olymics the were cancled for the first time by Thedious 1 -
525 BCE
Sophocles
Sophocles wrote around 80 plays but only 7 survive today on eof his most famous plays is "Oedipus the King" that is still read today -
495 BCE
Pericles
Pericles was the ruler during the Golden Age of Athens he was also a states man and general -
490 BCE
Persian Wars
The Persian War had many battles in it such as, the first invasion of Greece, the Battle of Marathon, the second invasion of Greece, Battle of Thermopylae, and Battle of Salamis. The city-states Sparta, Athens, and other Greek city-states. -
Period: 479 BCE to 404 BCE
Golden Age of Athens
When Athens strived in art and cultural activites Pericles led in this time the Golden Age ended when the Pelopinnesion War began -
469 BCE
Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosipher who would go into the markets instead of studing alone, he would ask people philosclical questions -
431 BCE
Peloponnesion War
The war was fought between Athens and Sparta, Athens lost ending The Golden Age of Athens -
427 BCE
Plato
Plato was a Greek philosipher a student of Socrates and he helped form the Academy in Athens -
384 BCE
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosipher and scientist he was a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great -
356 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander was a student of Aristotle and son of King Philip ll of Macedonia Alexander became the king at age 20, he won wars againts the Persians and expanded as far as Inia but lost and died of a fever -
100 BCE
Alexandria
Alexandria was the plan of Alexander the Great by 100 BC it is said to have over 700,000 scrolls the library was the center of learning for centeries the astronimer Ptolemy worked there and created his theory of how the planets orpite the Earth alexandria was destroyed in a series of robberies, fires , and invasions
