Ancient Greece timeline

Agamemnon

1300 BCE

Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War of Homer's Illiad. He is presented as a great warrior but selfish ruler.

First Olympic games

776 BCE

The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia. They were meant to honor Greek god Zeus. If you cheated you were disqualified. Winners would get a leaf crown.

Homer

750 BCE

Homer is a Greek man who is the presumed author of the Iliad and the odyssey.

Draco’s code of law

620 BCE

The Draconian Law created by Draco as written law for the Athenians. It was written in response to the unjust Athenian law written by Athenian aristocrats

Democracy

600 BCE

It was created by the Athenian people, it is known as the first democratic government.

Rise of the tyrants

546 BCE

The rise of the tyrants was a time in Greece where there was success all around from great leaders.

First Persian war

492 BCE

This was a war fought by Persia and Greece. Persia invaded Greek cities attempting to destroy them. Their attempt failed.

The battle of marathon

490 BCE

The battle of marathon was fought between the Persians and the Athens during the first Persian war. The Persians invaded Athens and fled.

Darius I

487 BCE

Darius I mainly known as Darius the great was a leader in Persia. He is mainly known for his buildings and how he helped fortify Persia.

Second Persian war

480 BCE

The second Persian war was fought by Athens and Persia. The underdogs being Athens. The Athenians won by having a Persian traitor feed the Persian king false news leading them into their own death.

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

This battle was a small battle that went on during the Persian war. 300 Persians won because they were able to outflank the Greeks.

Xerxes

465 BCE

Xerxes also known as Xerxes the great is son to Darius the great. He lead as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid. His father being the 3rd and his grandfather being the 1st. He led an invasion into Greece.

Parthenon

438 BCE

The Parthenon was the Most expensive building in the Ancient Greek years. It was built by a great leader and came with it was new building mechanics.

Peloponnesian war

431 BCE

The Peloponnesian war was a war fought between Athens and Sparta. This fight came because after the Persian war were underdog Athens destroyed Persia the Athens and the spartas came to a 30 year peace agreement, Athens thrived and Sparta became jealous. They fought and Athens fell down.

Pericles

429 BCE

He was top notch best leader in Ancient Greece. He was the leader when Ancient Greece was in their golden ages.

Catapult

400 BCE

This weapon was invented by Greeks to throw large objects towards enemies.

Socrates

399 BCE

Socrates was a Greek philosopher. He, plato and Aristotle were the 3 greatest philosophers in Greek history.

The academy in Athens

387 BCE

This academy was treated by greatly Greek philosopher plato. This is the place other great Greek philosopher Aristotle studied until he founded his own school.

Plato

348 BCE

Plato was a great Greek philosopher. He created the first higher learning academy in the west.

The battle of chaeronea

338 BCE

This battle was between Athens and allied Thebes against Phillip II and the Macedonian army. King Phillip II beat out Athens and Thebes in this fight but was soon killed and his 20 year old son took over.

League of Corinth

337 BCE

This was just a gathering of the states of Greece to become a one together for military uses.

Phillip II

336 BCE

Phillip II is the father of Alexander the Great, he is also the king of Macedon. He was king until his assassination in 336 bc.

Alexander the great

323 BCE

Alexander the Great was the son of Phillip II. Alexander took control or lead after his father died, Alexander took control at age 20. He was the final leader of the great days of Greece.

Aristotle

323 BCE

Aristotle is the 3rd and final great philosophers of the great Ancient Greece era. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy.