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Period: 1200 BCE to 700 BCE
Lost Literature
The Greeks didn't have literature during this time. -
750 BCE
The Alphabet
Greek traders met Phoenicians. The Phoenicians used an alphabet. -
700 BCE
Hesiod
Hesiod was the 2nd major poet after a man named Homer. Hesiod wrote a book called "Works and Days" which is a type of farmer's almanac. -
650 BCE
Archilochus
Archilochus was a poet who wrote more personal stories. He was a traveler and a soldier. He was one of the first to write about his personal life. -
500 BCE
Historian Literature
After the wars of the 5th century BCE, historians began to write about the past, trying to understand why the wars started and how the people changed because of the wars. -
70 BCE
Homer
Homer collected stories about a king named King Odysseus. -
48 BCE
Burning of the Library
The library of Alexandria was burned down in an attack by a Greek emperor. Because of this, we don't know how many books were in the library or what they were about. More than 40,000 works of Greek philosophy, literature, history, and science were burnt.
