Athenes

By reyperotti.martina@lfbogota.com
  • Period: 701 BCE to 501 BCE

    Greek settled in the Mediterranean Sea

  • Period: 600 BCE to 501 BCE

    Earliest clerurchy

    Definition: body of Athenian citizens in a dependent country holding grants of land awarded by Athens.
  • Period: 509 BCE to 508 BCE

    Democracy birth

    Founded by Cleisthenes in Athenes
  • 508 BCE

    The power of a few

    The power of a few
    Until the 6th century, the goverment was an oligarchy
  • 501 BCE

    Second Athenian League

  • 499 BCE

    Iona rebels against the Persians

    Iona rebels against the Persians
    Ask for help to the Greeks
  • Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE

    Greco-Persian wars

    After Iona rebelled against the Persian, asked for help to the Greek's and the Persian wanted to crush the Greek empire. The first invasion was in 492-490 BC the Greeks won with the battle of Marathon. The second invasion in 480 BC led by Xerxes finished by the victory of the Persians in the battle of Thermopylae . But the Greeks won in the battle of Salamis.
    In 478 BC, Athena created the Deliah League (a voluntary militar and political alliance). They had to pay the Phoros to the Greeks.
  • Period: 494 BCE to 429 BCE

    Pericles

    Elected strategoi 15 times, died from the pest in 429
  • 492 BCE

    First Persian invasion

    First Persian invasion
    The most known battle was “The battle of Marathon”
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Battle of Marathon
    The first Persian invasion of Greece reached his the “peak” with this battle( where the Persians were defeated )
  • 480 BCE

    Second Persian invasion

    Second Persian invasion
    Known battles:
    -“Battle of Thermopylae”
    -“Battle of Salamis”
  • 478 BCE

    Creation of the Delian League

    Creation of the Delian League
    military and political alliance between voluntary cities. They had to pay the Phoros (tax in silver or military equipment) to Athens. Sparta and Peloponnesian cities did not join the Delian League.
  • 454 BCE

    Misthophoria

    Misthophoria : institutionalized remuneration of Ancient Athens citizens, who temporarily left their jobs to participate in public services.
    Established by Pericles
  • 451 BCE

    Restrictive law on citizenship

    Restrictive law on citizenship
    Established by Pericles
  • 451 BCE

    Another requirement

    Besides the others conditions to be a athenian citizen (such as: be free (non slave), to be over 18 and have accomplished your ephebate or ephebic oath (obtained after two years of military, deme registration)) in 451 you needed both of your parents to be athenian. This was only accomplished by 15 to 20 % of the total population.