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Ancient Greece timeline

By Jazza
  • Alexander the Great dies
    323

    Alexander the Great dies

    Alexander the Great dies
  • Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends
    404

    Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends

    Sparta defeats Athens and the Peloponnesian War ends
  • The Peloponnesian War begins
    431

    The Peloponnesian War begins

    The Peloponnesian War begins – Sparta and her allies vs Athens and her allies
  • The Parthenon is completed
    432

    The Parthenon is completed

    The Parthenon is completed
  • Greek coin currency introduced
    Jan 1, 600

    Greek coin currency introduced

    Greek coin currency introduced
  • 1st olympics
    Jan 1, 776

    1st olympics

    First Pan Hellenic athletes contests ( Olympic Games )
  • The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s.
    Jan 1, 1100

    The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s.

    The Dorians defeat the Mycenaean’s . First Greek settlement formed on
    the Asia Minor coast.
  • Mycenaean's in control of the aegaen world
    Jan 1, 1400

    Mycenaean's in control of the aegaen world

    Mycenaean's in control of the aegaen world
  • Ionian and Achaean Greeks arrive

    Ionian and Achaean Greeks arrive

    These were the first known Greek-speaking tribes
  • Homer writes the ILIAD

    Homer writes the ILIAD

    Homer writes the ILIAD
  • Democracy develops

    Democracy develops

    Democracy develops
  • First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon

    First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon

    First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon
  • Second Persian Invasion

    Second Persian Invasion

    Second Persian Invasion – Greeks defeated at THERMOPYLAE but they are triumphant at SALAMIS and PLATAEA
  • Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece

    Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece

    Philip II of Macedon conquers all of Greece
  • Alexander conquers the Persian Empire

    Alexander conquers the Persian Empire

    Alexander conquers the Persian Empire
  • Rome conquers Greece

    Rome conquers Greece

    Rome conquers Greece
  • Period: to

    ancient Greece

  • Period: to

    new form of writing

    New form of writing – the alphabet introduced & City States develop