Infographic Timeline for Ancient Greece

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  • 1750 BCE

    Agamemnon

    Agamemnon
    The king of Mycenae. He was known as a Greek hero and a huge part of Greek Mythology.
  • 776 BCE

    First Olympic Games

    First Olympic Games
    This took place in Ancient Greece and was held in Athens as the beginning of the first Olympic. These now take place every 4 years.
  • 700 BCE

    Homer

    Homer
    He was an author who created two epic poems, the odyssey ,and the lliad. These literatures were a huge make up of Ancient Greeces art of writing.
  • 700 BCE

    Draco’s Code of Law

    Draco’s Code of Law
    A law written with very harsh rules.
  • 546 BCE

    Rise of the Tyrants

    Rise of the Tyrants
    A cruel ruler who had a lot of power over Ancient Greece.
  • 522 BCE

    Darius I

    Darius I
    the third Persian King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire.
  • 507 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy
    This was developed around the 6th century having the Athens territory and the Attica territory be converted to democracy. This was the first known democracy in the world.
  • 492 BCE

    First Persian War

    First Persian War
    This was the invasion of Greece.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    Battle of Marathon
    This was during the fruit Persian invasion of Greece. Between Athens, Plataea, Davis and Arthphernes. They first attempted with Persia.
  • 486 BCE

    Xerxes

    Xerxes
    The great king that was fourth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire. The son of Darius the Great.
  • 480 BCE

    Second Battle of Thermopylae

    Second Battle of Thermopylae
    A Greek army under Leondias was destroyed by the Persians who tried to take over Greece. (A famous battle)
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon Completed

    Parthenon Completed
    The temple of Athena Parthernos was completed on the Acropolist Athens.
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    Peloponnesian Wars
    This was an Ancient Greek war that was led by the Athens and Spartas. This was had around 3 phases and the power ended up going to the Spartas making them the most powerful city state in the region.
  • 429 BCE

    Pericles

    Pericles
    A Greek statesman, orator and Bernal of the Athens during the golden age.
  • 428 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    An Athenian philosopher during the classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school.
  • 400 BCE

    Catapult

    Catapult
    An ancient machine that was used to shoot arrows or carry around heavy objects. Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse invented this.
  • 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    A Greek philosopher that was one of the founders of the Western philosophy and was the first philosopher.
  • 387 BCE

    The Academy In Athens

    The Academy In Athens
    An academy founded by Plato. Many things and people were studied there for example Aristotle.
  • 385 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    A Greek philosopher and polymath that was the founder of Lyceum. He was taught by Plato.
  • 359 BCE

    Phillip II

    Phillip II
    The King of the kingdom of Macedon.
  • 338 BCE

    Battle of Chaeroma

    Battle of Chaeroma
    A battle between the Macedonians and some Greek city states. This was won by the the Macedonians.
  • 336 BCE

    League of Corinth

    League of Corinth
    The Hellenic League, that was created by Phillip II. This would be used in military forces during the war of Greece.
  • 356

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    A king of Ancient Greece. He was in charge of the kingdom of Macedon and apart of the Argead dynasty.