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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.
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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.
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Homer is a Greek man who is the presumed author of the Iliad and the odyssey.
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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
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It was created by the Athenian people, it is known as the first democratic government.
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The rise of the tyrants was a time in Greece where there was success all around from great leaders.
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This was a war fought by Persia and Greece. Persia invaded Greek cities attempting to destroy them. Their attempt failed.
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The battle of marathon was fought between the Persians and the Athens during the first Persian war. The Persians invaded Athens and fled.
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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.
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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.
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This battle was a small battle that went on during the Persian war. 300 Persians won because they were able to outflank the Greeks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He was top notch best leader in Ancient Greece. He was the leader when Ancient Greece was in their golden ages.
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This weapon was invented by Greeks to throw large objects towards enemies.
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Socrates was a Greek philosopher. He, plato and Aristotle were the 3 greatest philosophers in Greek history.
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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.
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Plato was a great Greek philosopher. He created the first higher learning academy in the west.
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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.
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This was just a gathering of the states of Greece to become a one together for military uses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
