Greece civilication

Ancient Greece timespan

Period: 3000 BCE to 146

Important Expeditions

2500 BCE

The oldest of these expeditions took place around 2500 BC. and the most famous, for the bas-reliefs of Deir el Bahari, was commissioned by the pharaoh Hatshepsut around 1500 BC. c.

The Minoan civilication

1400 BCE

The Minoan civilization (3000-1400 BC) was developed in Crete. Its name came from the mythological king Minos, son of the god Zeus. This island is located in the middle of the routes that joined Asia, Europe and Africa. It became rich because of trade

Greece and ancient

1200 BCE

The phrases ancient Greece and ancient Greece refer to the period of Greek history spanning from the Dark Ages of Greece, beginning in 1200 BC. C. and the Doric invasion, until the year 146 BC. C.

The Dorians

1100 BCE

The Dorians (1100-776 BC) lived in northern Greece and founded cities in Turkey. The Greek Dark Age began, because it was a period of economic and cultural decline.

The archaic period

800 BCE

The archaic period(at 776 to 490)In this period, around 800 BC, Greeks started living in polis or city-states.

Celebration of the first Olympic games.

776 BCE

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens between April 6 and 15, 1896, where 241 male athletes from fourteen countries, most of them European, participated, competing in ten different sports. Currently, the Olympic event brings together the best athletes in the world every four years.

The monarchy

753 BCE

During the first centuries of its history, Rome was governed by a king chosen by the patricians who were the representatives of the most important families of the city in the 6th century BC. The Etruscans conquered Rome but the inhabitants never accepted their authority. Rome confronted the Etruscan cities and in the year 509 BC. The last Etruscan king was defeated.

Greek colonization of the West begins.

750 BCE

It was the founding of new city-states and the occupation of peripheral spaces to the original Greek territory.

Lighthouse

650 BCE

A lighthouse is a light signaling tower located on the maritime coast or mainland, as a coastal or aerial reference and warning for navigators.

The republic

509 BCE

After expelling the Estrucos, the Romans established a new form of government. The Republic had three main instituti

The first medical war begins.

493 BCE

In it the Athenians, alone among the Greeks along with the Plataeans, defeated a Persian army.

The classical period

490 BCE

The classical period(del 490 al 334)During the 5th century BC, Greece lived an outstanding political, intellectual and artistic development. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato or Aristotle started explaining the world through reason (science).

The peloponnesian wars

459 BCE

It was a military conflict in Ancient Greece that pitted the cities formed by the Delian League (led by Athens) and the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta).

The Corinthian Wars

394 BCE

The legions led by General Lucius Mummius conquered Corinth, the focus of a Greek rebellion brutally put down.

The hellenistic period

334 BCE

The hellenistic period( del 334 al 146)During the 4th century BC, Philip II, king of Macedon (a kingdom located in the north of Greece), conquered the greek poleis.

Water mill

334 BCE

The hydraulic mill or water mill is one that uses the kinetic energy of the movement of water to move a mechanical device and can be used for grinding cereals, generating electricity or draining large areas of wetlands.

Alexander

323 BCE

Alexander died when he was 32 years old(323 BC). His generals divided up the empire, facilitating its weakening. After his death the Hellenistic Period began.
Alexander the Great was born on July 20 or 21, 356 BC.

Alarm clock

250 BCE

The first alarm clock was conceptualized in ancient Greece. It was thought up by Ctesibus, a Hellenistic engineer and inventor

Antikythera machine

205 BCE

It is believed to be the first analog computer ever made in the world, created to accurately calculate the position of the Sun, Moon and planets.