Ancient Greece

By Kje1639
  • 1524 BCE

    Agamemnon

    Agamemnon
    King of the Mycenaeans and leader of the Greek army during the Trojan war of the Iliad
  • 776 BCE

    First Olympic Games

    First Olympic Games
    Held in Olympia. One foot race event.
  • 750 BCE

    Homer

    Homer
    Presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyessy
  • 620 BCE

    Draco’s Code of Law

    Draco’s Code of Law
    A code of law written to counter the unjust interpretation of law by aristocrats
  • 546 BCE

    Rise of the Tyrants

    Rise of the Tyrants
    Rulers in Ancient Greece who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power
  • 507 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy
    The birth of democracy at Athens
  • Period: 492 BCE to 490

    First Persian War

    First Persian Invasion of Greece, Greece won.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Battle of Marathon
    Took place during the first Persian war, fought between citizens of Athens and the Persians.
  • 486 BCE

    Xerxes

    Xerxes
    4th Persian King
  • 480 BCE

    Second Persian War

    Second Persian War
    Second Persian invasion of Greece, Greece won.
  • 470 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    A Greek philosopher who is credited for being one of the founders of western philosophy.
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon completed

    Parthenon completed
    Parthenon the was under construction in Athens is completed
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Pelopenisan War

    War between the Greek Delian League and the Pelopenisan League led by Sparta. The Greeks won.
  • 429 BCE

    Pericles

    Pericles
    General and Orator during Athen’s golden age. Built the Pantheon.
  • 428 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    Philosopher during the Greek classical period
  • 400 BCE

    Catapult

    Catapult
    Ancient machine that can hurl heavy rocks long distances
  • 387 BCE

    The Academy in Athens

    The Academy in Athens
    Academy in Athens created by Plato
  • 385 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    A philosopher taught by plato. Founder of Lyceum.
  • 359 BCE

    Philip II

    Philip II
    King of Macedon
  • 358 BCE

    Battle of Chaeronea

    Battle of Chaeronea
    Battle between the Macedonians and the Greek states Athens and Thebes
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    Alexander III was king of Macedonia and conquered Athens
  • 338 BCE

    League of Corinth

    League of Corinth
    A confederation of Greek city states.
  • 480

    Battle of Thermopylae

    Battle of Thermopylae
    Fought during the Second Persian War between the Greek alliance of city states and the Persian Forces.
  • 522

    Darius I

    Darius I
    Third Persian king