greece timline

trojan war

1101 BCE

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

Dorian Invaders

1100 BCE

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.

olympic games

774 BCE

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

Phoenician alphabe

750 BCE

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,

persin wars

499 BCE

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

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

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.

Second Persian War

480 BCE

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

partenon

432 BCE

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.