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Greek Timeline

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  • 2000 BCE

    First Settlers

    First Settlers
    Wandering tribes begin to settle in Greece
  • 1600 BCE

    Mycenaean Greece

    Bronze Age Greece was inhabited by the Mycenaean people
  • 1194 BCE

    Trojan War

    Trojan War
    The Trojan war between the Greeks and the Trojans (inhabitants of Troy) began
  • 1184 BCE

    Trojan war ends

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

    Greek Alphabet

    Greek Alphabet
    The Greek alphabet was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.
  • 800 BCE

    Homer

    Homer
    Homer composed his poems – the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad is an epic poem set in the Trojan War while the Odyssey tells the story of the adventures of Odysseus on his return from the Trojan war.
  • 776 BCE

    Greek Olympics

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

    First Messenian War

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

    Messenian War ends

    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 or wealthy tradesmen who wanted to overthrow the monopoly of the aristocrats. Known as tyrants they seized power from the aristocracy and took over rule in their stead.
  • 621 BCE

    Draco's Code of Law

    Draco's Code of Law
    The laws of Athens had previously been a set of oral laws. Draco introduced a new set of harsher laws which were written down for all to read. For many crimes the punishment was death.
  • 600 BCE

    Money

    Money
    The first Greek coins appeared.
  • 508 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy began in Athens.
  • 495 BCE

    Pythagoras' Death

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

    First Persian War

    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
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon Completed

    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.
  • 399 BCE

    Rip Socrates

    Rip Socrates
    The philosopher Socrates, founder of philosophy, was charged with impiety (being disrespectful to the Gods) he was found guilty and executed.
  • 380 BCE

    Plato's' Academy

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

    Rip Plato

    Rip 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