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1524 BCE
Agamemnon
Agamemnon was the king of the Mycenae people. They were an ancient form of the Greeks who spoke a very early form of the Greek language. His wife was Clytemnestra. He had 4 children: Iphigenia, Electra, Orestes, And Chrysothemis -
Period: 1200 BCE to 800 BCE
Homer
It is unknown when exactly homer was born. He wrote 2 very famous Greek stories, The Iliad and the Odyssey. -
776 BCE
The First Olympic Games
The first recorded Olympic games were held in the Greek city of Olympia. It is a common belief that other Olympics were held for 500 years beforehand, but they were not recorded by the Greeks. These games were held every 5 years to honor the king of the gods, Zeus -
Period: 700 BCE to 500 BCE
Rise of Tyrants
A tyrant in Greece was someone who ruled a city-state all by themselves. They didn't have as much authority as a king or elected leader, however. Notable tyrants include Cypselus of Corinth, Pheidon of Argos, and Polycrates of Samos. -
621 BCE
Draco's Code of Law
A written law created by Draco in response to unfair interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocrats. It is considered an early act of Athenian democracy -
600 BCE
Democracy
Athens created a system of government that is known as the first known democracy in the world -
550 BCE
Darius the 1st
Darius I, or Darius The Great, Was the 3rd Persian emperor, or king of kings, ruled over the Achaemenid Empire until his death in 486 B.C -
519 BCE
Xerxes
The 4th emperor of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling until 465 B.C. His mother, Atossa, is the daughter of Cyrus the Great, The first Achaemenid Emperor. -
495 BCE
Pericles
Pericles was an influential Greek statesman, who was the General and orator of Athens during its Golden Age. He orchestrated many victories throughout the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. -
492 BCE
First Persian War
The first Persian invasion of Greece, which began in 492 B.C. It ended with Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon -
490 BCE
Battle of Marathon
The deciding battle at the end of the First Persian War. It ended with strategic Athenian victory -
482 BCE
Second Persian War
The second Persian invasion of Greece. It happened a little bit after The first invasion. It was a direct response to their loss. -
480 BCE
Battle of Thermopylae
The final battle of the 2nd Persian War. Fought between an army led by King Leonidas I, and the forces of the Achaemenid empire. The bottle lasted 3 days -
470 BCE
Socrates
Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who is credited as one of leading pioneers of modern philosophy. He was the first moral philosopher, thinking about ethics of man -
432 BCE
The Parthenon
The Parthenon was though up and designed by Pericles. It was created as a temple to the goddess Athena -
431 BCE
Peloponnesian War
A war fought between the 2 great Greek cities of Athens and Sparta from 431 B.C to 405 B.C. It ended with Athens losing a lot of their power, making Sparta the most powerful Greek city -
428 BCE
The Philosopher Plato
Another Athenian Philosopher, Plato lived during what was known as the "classical period" of Greece. He opened his academy which was the first western education institution. -
387 BCE
The Catapult
The stone hurling catapult was invented by the Greek Dionysus the elder of Syracuse. He wanted to make a weapon and this was the result -
387 BCE
Plato's Athenian Academy
The Academy was founded by Plato in 387 B.C. Aristotle, another famous Greek Philosopher, studied here. The school would accept and teach many students until its end in 83 B.C. -
385 BCE
Aristotle
Another Greek Philosopher, he was taught by Plato at his academy and became the founder of the Lyceum, another school -
382 BCE
Philip II
The king of Macedonia, he was the father of a legend who would conquer most of Europe and Asia: Alexander The Great. He was assassinated in 336 B.C. -
356 BCE
Alexander The Great
Alexander III of Macedonia was a king of the Greek kingdom known as Macedon. He conquered much of Asia and Europe. -
338 BCE
Battle of Chaeronea
A battle between Macedonia, led by Philip II, and Athens along with Thebes. -
338 BCE
League of Corinth
A confederation of Greek states created by Philip II during the winter of 338 after the battle of Chaeronea.
