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300
Jason, Leader of the Argonauts
Jason, son of Aeson, leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Goled Fleece, lived in this time. His uncle gave him this quest due to Jason's desire to take his rightful place as king. He tried to make the quest impossable because he did not want to give up the throne. Jason eventually got there, but the king did not want to give up the fleece, so he gave him two difficult tasks. With the help of the enchantress Medea, he acired the fleece. He became king. -
323
Alexander the Great dies
Alexander was ascended to the throne after his father, Phillip 2 was assasinated. He never lost a single battle while leading a large army. In Babylon he fell sick after a banquet and died at the age of 33. A year after his death his army and empire fell apart. This showing how great of a leader he was. -
445
Statue of Zues
The Greek sculptor, Phidias, sculpted 43ft ivory and gold statue of Zues as a gift. The staue was held in the sancturary of Zues in Olympia. This staue is now one of the seven wonders of the world. -
500
The Democracy begins in Athens
Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica helped develop this democracy.This was one first known democracies. Most Greek cities set up democracys following the Athenian model. Solon, Cleisthene, and Ephial.tes contributted to the development of Athenian democaracy -
Aug 1, 753
Rome is established
The twin borthers Remus and Romulus established the city of Rome. They did not want to serve anybody else as king so they left thier kingdom in Alba and established their own city. In this proccess, they got mad at each other and Romulus killed his brother Remus. -
Jul 1, 776
The year of the first Olymic games
The games were held in honor of the Greek god, Zues, in the middle of the summer in Olympia, Greece. The games were held to be one of the two central rituals in Ancient Greece. They were held every four years as an athletic compettion. Only free men were allowed to participate. -
Aug 19, 1200
Trojan War
The Trojan war was fought in Troy between the city of Troy and Mycenaean. This war was caried on against Troy by the Greeks after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband the king of Sparta, Menelaus. This war had a great impct. it is one of the most important events in Greek mythology. -
Aug 21, 1250
Achilles
Achilles was born here, he became invanerable when his mom dipped him into the river Styx. He slew the trojen hero Hecter at the gates. Later he was killed by Paris, Hecter's brother due to his weak spot on his heel. -
The begining of the Roman Republic
After the overthrow of of the last of Rome's seven kings, the republic had begun. The Roman Republic expanded from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula.During this peroid, Rome expanded from the city of Rome to the entire Mediterranean world.It helped make what we know now as modern Rome. -
Suspention of the Olympic Games
The games continued to be celabrated after Greece came under Roman rule, untill 394 AD, when Emporor Theodosius 1 suspended the games as an effort to enforce Christianity as the state religion of Rome.
