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Legend has it that on the 21st of April, brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Romulus eventually kills Remus to become the first king and names the city after himself.
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In Athens
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Athenian statesman Kleisthenes furthers efforts made by Solon and establishes a democratic constitution at Athens.
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Alexander the Great served as king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. During his time of leadership, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire.
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The reign of Alexander the Great signaled the beginning of a new era in history known as the Hellenistic Age. Greek culture had a powerful influence on the areas Alexander conquered
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The Hellenistic period covers the Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
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Caesar changed the course of the history of the Greco-Roman world decisively and irreversibly. He used his power to carry out much-needed reform, relieving debt, enlarging the senate, building the Forum Iulium and revising the calendar.
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The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by as many as 60 Roman senators. They stabbed Caesar (23 times) to death.
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Even though Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself ''Emperor'' or Augustus was Octavius.
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Rome successfully faces Philip V of Macedon in the First Macedonian War.
