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776 BCE
first olympic game
The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus. -
552 BCE
darius i
Darius I, commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third Persian King -
508 BCE
democracy greek definition
The word 'democracy' has its origins in the Greek language. A belief in shared power: based on a suspicion of concentrated power (whether by individuals, groups or governments). -
490 BCE
first persian war
The first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars -
490 BCE
battle of marathon
The Battle of Marathon took place during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes -
480 BCE
2nd persian war
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars -
480 BCE
battle of thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas I of Sparta, and the Achaemenid Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. -
465 BCE
xerxes
DescriptionXerxes I, commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire -
432 BCE
parthenon completed
A well known structure -
431 BCE
peloponnesian war
The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. -
429 BCE
pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during its golden age, specifically the time between the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. -
424 BCE
plato
Plato was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy -
400 BCE
catapult
Slingshot type object -
399 BCE
socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. -
382 BCE
Philip II
Philip II of Macedon was the king of the kingdom of Macedon -
356 BCE
alexander the great
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. -
338 BCE
battle of chaeronea
The battle of chaeronea between the Macedonians led by Philip II of Macedon and an alliance of some of the Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes. -
336 BCE
league of corinth
The League of Corinth, also referred to as the Hellenic League, was a confederation of Greek states created by Philip II during the winter of 338 BC/337 BC after the Battle of Chaeronea and succeeded by Alexander the Great at 336 BC, to facilitate the use of military forces in the war of Greece against Persia. -
322 BCE
aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. -
12 BCE
Homer
Homer was a famous poet, he wrote “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”. -
11 BCE
agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was a king of Mycenae, the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis. -
7 BCE
draco's code of law
a written law code created by Draco in response to the unjust interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocrats. -
6 BCE
rise of the tyrants
In ancient Greece, a tyrant was simply a person who ruled a city-state by themselves, but who lacked the traditional or constitutional authority of a king or elected leader. -
the academy in athens
Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country.
