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3000 BCE
Troy
Troy Was Created -
1250 BCE
Trojan War
When the trojen war was fouight -
1184 BCE
The Fall of Troy
The end of the ten year long Trojan War also brought along the fall of Troy. This is now known as Turkey. -
750 BCE
City-States
The emergance of city-states, like Athens, begins. -
700 BCE
The Illiad and The Odessey
Homer wrote the Illiad and the Odessey -
534 BCE
Worlds First Actor
Greek Performer Thespis -
508 BCE
Democracy
Athens invents democracy -
490 BCE
Marathon Origin
After the outnumbered Greeks defeated the Persians in a battle, one messanger ran to Athens to alert others of the victory. This was the origin of running marathons as a competition. -
479 BCE
Descruction of Athens
During the second Persian invasion of Greece, the city-state of Athens was destroyed, including the Parthenon. -
427 BCE
Plato's Birth
Around the time he was born. He was taught by Socrates and later taught Aristotle. -
359 BCE
Macedonia
Macedonia was Created -
356 BCE
Alexander the Great's Birth
Alexander the Great was born -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great's Death
He died in Babylon, which is known today as Iraq. -
323 BCE
Fall Of Macedonia
Fall Of Macedonia -
323 BCE
Alexander the Great
When Alexander was young he was taught how to fight and tame/ride wild horses, most famously the wild hourse Bucephalus at age 12. By 18 he had his first chance to fight in war and helped in the Battle of Chaeronea. By 323 B.C he became known as Alexander The Great.