greece timline

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  • 1101 BCE

    trojan war

    The Trojan war was waste against the city of Troy by the achaeans after Paris of troy took Helen from her husband menelaus king of Sparta Sparta attack Troy in effort to get Harris back because it was there princess and she was believed to be the most beautiful woman in the world
  • 1100 BCE

    Dorian Invaders

    Mycenaean Greece was invaded by Dorian tribesmen from the north. The Dorians had iron weapons which they use to good effect to defeat and conquer the Mycenaeans.
  • 774 BCE

    olympic games

    First recorded Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia. There was one event – the men’s 200m sprint.
  • 750 BCE

    Phoenician alphabe

    Most specialists believe that the Phoenician alphabet was adopted for Greek during the early 8th century BC, perhaps in Euboea. The earliest known fragmentary Greek inscriptions date from this time,
  • 499 BCE

    persin wars

    The First Persian war began when Persia sent an invasion force into Athens in retaliation for its participation in a Greek raid on Persia.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.
  • 480 BCE

    Second Persian War

    The Second Persian war began when Persia’s King Xerxes led an invasion force into Greece.
  • 432 BCE

    partenon

    The Parthenon was completed. The temple was built in Athens to house a statue of Goddess Athena so that she could watch over the city.