Greek History

First Settlers

2000 BCE

wandering tribes begin to settle in Greece.

Greek's independence

1822 BCE

Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Mycenaean Palaces

1400 BCE

Evidence of expanded Mycenaean trade at Levand.

Trojan War

1184 BCE

the Trojan war ended when the Greeks used a wooden horse to invade and overturn the Trojan city of Troy.

Dorian Invaders

1100 BCE

Mycenaean Greece was invaded by Dorian tribesmen from the north. they hold iron weapons which they use to good effect to defeat and conquer the Mycenaeans.

Alphabet

850 BCE

the Greek alphabet was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.

Homer

800 BCE

Homer composed his poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

First Messenian war

724 BCE

the first Messenian war ended in victory for the Spartans.

Athens and Sparta

700 BCE

the city-states Athens and Sparta emerge and become major powers in the region.

Rise of the Tyrants

650 BCE

the rule of aristocratic leaders was challenged by lesser aristocrats or wealthy tradesmen who wanted to overthrow the monopoly of the aristocrats.

Money

600 BCE

the first Greek coins appeared.

Solon

594 BCE

Solon replaces the Draconian law in Athens and lays the foundation for Democracy.

Alcmaeonid

510 BCE

Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free Athens from Tyranny.

Pythagoras

495 BCE

The Philosopher and mathematician, Pythagagoras dies in Metapontum.

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

The Greeks defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.

Battle of Salamis

480 BCE

The Greeks defeated the Persians in the battle of Salamis.

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

the Persians defeated the Greeks in the Battle off Thermopylae.

second Persian war

480 BCE

the second Persian war began when Persia's king Xerxes led and invasion force into Greece.

battle of Plataea

479 BCE

Greeks defeat Persian army.

Acropolis

449 BCE

Acropolis and other major building project begin in Athens construction of Parthenon.

Peloponnesian wars

404 BCE

Athens lost the Peloponnesian wars. the Athenian democratic government was removed and replaced by a ruling body of 30 tyrants.

Democracy

403 BCE

democracy was restored to Athens.

Philip ll

359 BCE

Philip ll became king of Macedon

Plato

347 BCE

the philosopher, Plato, student of Socrates, founder of the Academy and author of the Republic died in Athens.

Catapult

339 BCE

the Catapult was invented at Syracruse.

battle of Chaeronea

338 BCE

Philip ll, king of Macedon conquered Greece.

League of Corinth

338 BCE

League of Corinth, a federation of Greek's states, was founded by Philip ll to boost support against Persia.

Alexander the Great

336 BCE

Alexander became king of Macedon. he was later known as Alexander the Great.

Persia

333 BCE

Alexander conquered the Persians and declared himself king of Persia.

Byzantium

324 BCE

Byzantium is founded by Constantine the Great. Greece is part of the Western Roman Empire, also called Byzantium.

Alexander the Great

323 BCE

Alexander the great died. His son was not born yet so, his conquered lands were divided between his top generals.

Euclid

265 BCE

Euclid, the inventor of geometry, died.

Roman Empire

146 BCE

The Roman defeated the Greeks at the battle of Corinth and Greece became part of the Roman Empire.

Athens and Roman Soldiers

86 BCE

Athens is burned by Roman soldiers in response to a Greek revolt.

Battle of Aktion

31 BCE

Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

battle of Actium

30 BCE

all of Greece becomes part of the Roman Empire after Marc Anthony is defeated at the Battle of Actium.