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Period: 776 BCE to 750 BCE
the first Olympic games take place
it was originally a festival held in honor for Zeus when the Greeks gave them a mythological origin. -
Period: 750 BCE to 550 BCE
homer composes the odyssey
the second of the two epic poems attributed the the ancient Greek poet which is Homer. -
Period: 550 BCE to 490 BCE
democracy begins in athens
Cleisthenes (the leader of Athens) introduced a system of reforms that were political which he called demokratia, which also meant “rule by the people”. -
Period: 490 BCE to 480 BCE
battle of marathon
this battle began during the first Persian invasion of Greece which was 490 BC. -
Period: 480 BCE to 450 BCE
battle of salamis- the Greeks defeat Persian invaders
in between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus, the Greeks defeated a much larger Persian naval forces. -
Period: 450 BCE to 440 BCE
athens takes control of an empire
the city Athens increased in wealth and power since he Athenians moved their treasury to the Athens. -
Period: 440 BCE to 432 BCE
the Greek plays are performed in Athens
the were festivals held for celebrating their gods which was also known as a theater. -
Period: 432 BCE to 431 BCE
Parthenon is finished in Athens
The Parthenon is a marble temple which is resplendent.the Parthenon sits on top of temples known as Athens. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
war between Athens and Sparta
the war when the Delian League ( which was led by Athens ) was against the Peloponnesian League( which was led by Sparta ). -
Period: 404 BCE to 146 BCE
Greece is conquered by Rome
The Greeks finally got defeated when they were at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. Rome destroyed the city of Corinth and from that point onward, Greece was ruled by Rome. -
Period: 336 BCE to 146 BCE
Alexander the great conquers all
Alexander ruled a expansive empire and he was a solider. while Alexander was fighting Persia, he conquered Egypt.