ancient greece timeline

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  • 776 BCE

    first olympics game takes place

  • 750 BCE

    homer composes the odyssey

  • 550 BCE

    democracy begins in athens

  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders. 


  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders. 


  • 450 BCE

    athens takes control of an empire

  • 440 BCE

    greek plays are peformed in athens

  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon is finished in Athens

  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    War between Athens and Sparta - Sparta defeats Athens in 404 BCE.