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776 BCE
776 BCE - The first Olympic Games takes place.
Even though the ancient Games took place in Olympia, from 776 BCE to 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, in the year 1896. The man responsible for its comeback was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894. -
750 BCE
750 BCE - Homer composes the Odyssey.
homer, the greek poet, was a famous for his poems, the lliad and the odyssey which had major impact on western culture. -
550 BCE
550 BCE - Democracy begins in Athens.
After establishing democracy in Athens, the Athenians were under various forms of government, including monarchy, oligarchy and tyranny. -
490 BCE
490 BCE - Battle of Marathon - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.
In september the greeks and invaders from the Persian King Darius was a victory that showed the world their courage and excellence and won their liberty. -
480 BCE
480 BCE - Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.
In this battle a greek fleet defeated a much larger in size persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis. -
480 BCE
480 BCE - Battle of Salamis - The Greeks defeat Persian invaders.
A smaller greek fleet defeated a much larger Persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis -
450 BCE
450 BCE - Athens takes control of an empire.
Under the commands of the Athenian Pericles, the Athenians moved the treasury of the league of Athens, Cities and regions that followed Athens formed an empire under Athens' leadership in the 450s -
440 BCE
440 BCE - Greek plays are performed in Athens.
in 440 bce the Ancient Greeks started to perform plays in Athens -
432 BCE
432 BCE - Parthenon is finished in Athens.
Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon served a practical purpose as the city treasury. For a time, it served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire In 432 BCE the construction of the greek temple parthenon was finished. this place served as a practical purpose as the city treasury of the Delian league, -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
431- 404 BCE - War between Athens and Sparta - Sparta defeats Athens in 404
In 431-404 BCE the Peloponnesian War took place. The peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. But soon after Sparta came out on top. -
336 BCE
336 BCE - Alexander the Great conquers all.
Once Alexander defeated the remains of the Achaemenid Empire's forces in 328 BCE, Alexander started a new campaign opposing the many indian kings in 327 BCE -
146 BCE
146 BCE greece is conquered by rome
the greeks were finally defeated at the battle of corinth by the romans in 146 bce
