Greek History

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  • 2000 BCE

    First Settlers

    Wandering tribes settle in Greece and one of the most influential classical civilizations to western thought and culture begins.
  • 1884 BCE

    Trojan War

    The Trojan war ended when the Greeks used a wooden horse to invade and overrun the Trojan city of Troy
  • 1600 BCE

    Mycenaean Greece

    Mycenaean Greece
    Bronze Age Greece was inhabited by the Mycenaean people. They took their name form the capital city, Mycenaean.
  • 1194 BCE

    Trojan war

    Trojan war
    The Trojan war between the Greeks and The Trojans inhabitants of Troy began
  • 1100 BCE

    Dorian Invaders

    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.
  • 850 BCE

    alphabet

    alphabet
    The Greek alphabet was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.
  • 776 BCE

    first Olympic games

    first Olympic games
    First recorded Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia.
  • 743 BCE

    First Messenian War

    First Messenian War
    This was a disagreement between the Messenians and the Spartans that led to war
  • 724 BCE

    First Messenian War

    The first Messenian war ended in victory for the Spartans
  • 650 BCE

    Rise of the Tyrants

    The rule of aristocratic leaders was challenged by lesser aristocrats.
  • 621 BCE

    Draco’s Code of Law

    The laws of Athens had previously been a set of oral laws.
  • 600 BCE

    Money

    The first Greek coins appeared.
  • 508 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy began in Athens.
  • 495 BCE

    Pythagoras

    The philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras, died in Metapontum.
  • 490 BCE

    First Persian War

    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 Greeks defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon
  • 480 BCE

    Second Persian War

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

    Battle of Thermopylae

    The Persians defeated the Greeks in the Battle off Thermopylae
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Salamis

    The Greeks defeated the Persians in the Battle of Salamis
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon completed

    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.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    The Peloponnesian wars between Athens and Sparta.
  • 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    Athens lost the Peloponnesian Wars. The Athenian democratic government was removed and replaced by a ruling body of 30 tyrants.
  • 403 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy
    Democracy was restored to Athens.
  • 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    The philosopher Socrates, founder of philosophy, being disrespectful to the Gods.
  • 380 BCE

    Academy

    The philosopher Plato, student of Socrates, founded the Academy in Athens.
  • 347 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    The philosopher, Plato, student of Socrates, founder of The Academy and author of The Republic died in Athens.
  • 339 BCE

    Catapult

    Catapult
    The Catapult was invented at Syracruse
  • 338 BCE

    League of Corinth

    The League of Corinth, a federation of Greek states, was founded by Philip II to boost support against Persia.
  • 212 BCE

    Archimedes

    The mathematician and engineer, Archimedes, was assassinated in Syracuse.
  • 146 BCE

    Roman Empire

    The Romans defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Corinth and Greece became part of the Roman Empire