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Greek timeline, Luke Felix

  • Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE

    Persian wars

    The reasoning behind the Persian wars being of importance is because it was when Greece was liberated from Persia after three bloody battles.
  • Battle of Marathon
    490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    The importance of this event is that it was an early battle Greece one against the Persian, in which they did so by using the phalanx.
  • Battle of thermopylae
    480 BCE

    Battle of thermopylae

    A battle in which 300 Spartans and 700 other greeks united to stop Xerxes from taking Athens.
  • Battle of salamis
    480 BCE

    Battle of salamis

    A sea battle the Greeks fought against Persia in which they sank one third of the Persian fleet , winning the Persian war.
  • Period: 480 BCE to 404 BCE

    Golden age of Athens

    A time where Athens was very wealthy and lead the Delion league. At this time art, agriculture, and politics flourished.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Pelopnessian wars

  • Period: 323 BCE to 404 BCE

    Alexander the Great