Philosophy timeline

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  • 762 BCE

    The Iliad and the Odissey

    The Illiad was a greek epopee that was attributed to Homer (guerra de troya e ira de Aquiles).
    The Odissey was an epic poem attributed to Homer (story of Odiseus, king of Ithaca who was trying to get home after the trojan war
  • 750 BCE

    Hesiod

    Hesiod
    Greek poet was born
  • 530 BCE

    Parmenides

    Parmenides
    Pre socratic greek philosopher born between the years 530 B.C and 515 B.C
  • 519 BCE

    Xerxes

    Xerxes
    King of Ancient Persia who was known for his massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont
  • Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE

    Roman repiblic

    The Roman Republic was a state that lasted from the overthrow of the last Roman king, Tarquin, in 509 BCE, to the establishment of the Roman Empire, in 27 BCE.
  • 500 BCE

    Heraclitus

    Heraclitus
    Pre socratic greek philosopher
  • 499 BCE

    Greco - Persian wars

    Greco - Persian wars
    Series of conflicts between the Achaemenid empire and greek city states
  • Period: 495 BCE to 429 BCE

    Pericles Age

    Golden age of Athenian culture that grew under the leadership of pericles that took time since 495 B.C and lasted until 429 B.C.
  • 484 BCE

    Herodotus

    Herodotus
    Greek historian
  • Period: 470 BCE to 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Greek philosopher from Athens
  • 428 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    Plato was a philosopher during the 5th century BCE. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle.
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    Aristotle

    Ancient greek philosopher and polymath
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the great was born

    Alexander the great was born
    Greatest military strategist and leaders in world history
  • 307 BCE

    Epicureanism

    Epicureanism
    System of philosophy based on the teachings of Epicurus
  • 301 BCE

    Hedonism

    Hedonism
    Theory in which pleasure and pain plays the center of all
  • 301 BCE

    Cynism

    Cynism
    Cynic school is a school founded in Ancient Greece which holds that the purpose of life is to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature
  • 300 BCE

    Stoicism

    Stoicism
    philosophical school founded by Zeno de Citio in Athens, which teaches the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman empire

    Roman empire
    The political system of the Empire came into being after the civil wars that followed the death of Julius Caesar. After the civil war that pitted him against Pompey and the Senate, Caesar seized absolute power and appointed himself dictator for life.
  • Period: 205 to 270

    Plotino

    Egyptian philosopher on the hellenistic tradition, founder of Neoplatonism
  • 330

    Byzantine Empire

    Byzantine Empire
    The continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
  • Period: 354 to 430

    Saint Agustin

    One of the Latin Fathers of the Church and perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul.
  • 476

    Fall

    Fell because the political system was extremely chaotic. The succession of emperors was too indeterminate and the state was at the same time very bureaucratic and always locked in battles for military leadership.
  • Period: Apr 2, 747 to Jan 28, 814

    Charles the Great

    King of the Franks (768–814), king of the Lombards (774–814), and first emperor (800–814) of the Romans and of what was later called the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    Crusades

    The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups.
  • 1225

    Thomas Aquinas

    Thomas Aquinas
    The greatest of the Scholastic philosophers. He produced a comprehensive synthesis of Christian theology and Aristotelian philosophy that influenced Roman Catholic doctrine