Roman and Greek history time line

By kevin4life35
  • 2000 BCE

    First settlers

    wandering tribe begin to settle in greece.
  • 1600 BCE

    Mycenaean greece

    Bronze Age greece was inhabited by the Mycenaen people. They took their name from the capital city of their land, Mycenaean.
  • 1194 BCE

    Trojan War

    Trojan War
    The Trojan war between the Greeks and the Trojans (inhabitants of Troy) began
  • 1184 BCE

    Trojan War

    The Trojan war ended when the Greeks used a wooden horse to invade and overrun the Trojan city of Troy
  • 1100 BCE

    Dorian Invaders

    Dorian Invaders
    Mycenaean Greece was invaded by Dorian tribesmen from the north. The Dorians had iron weapons which they use to good effect to defeat and conquer the Mycenaeans.
  • 850 BCE

    Alphabet

    The Greek alphabet was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.
  • 800 BCE

    Homer

    Homer composed his poems – the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad is an epic poem set in the Trojan War while the Odyssey tells the story of the adventures of Odysseus on his return from the Trojan war.
  • 776 BCE

    First Olympic Games

    First Olympic Games
    First recorded Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia. There was one event – the men’s 200m sprint.
  • 753 BCE

    The founding of Rome

    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.
  • 743 BCE

    First Messenian War

    First Messenian War
    This was a disagreement between the Messenians and the Spartans that led to war
  • 724 BCE

    First Messenian War

    The first Messenian war ended in victory for the Spartans
  • 650 BCE

    Rise of the Tyrants

    Rise of the Tyrants
    The rule of aristocratic leaders was challenged by lesser aristocrats or wealthy tradesmen who wanted to overthrow the monopoly of the aristocrats. Known as tyrants they seized power from the aristocracy and took over rule in their stead.
  • 621 BCE

    Draco’s Code of Law

    The laws of Athens had previously been a set of oral laws. Draco introduced a new set of harsher laws which were written down for all to read. For many crimes the punishment was death.
  • 600 BCE

    Money

    Money
    The first Greek coins appeared.
  • 509 BCE

    The Republic begins

    The Republic begins
    After the last of seven kings, Rome begins the Republic period during which it is ruled by senators and has a constitution.
  • 508 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy began in Athens.
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades

    Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy during the Second Punic War.
  • 80 BCE

    Building of the Colosseum

    One of the most iconic ancient buildings in Rome, the completion of the structure was a massive celebration
  • 73 BCE

    Spartacus slave uprising

    Spartacus, a gladiator, leads an army of slaves in a series of battles. Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified.
  • 64 BCE

    The Great Fire of Rome

    Most of the city is destroyed in a vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blamed, but modern scholarship doubts this.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes a dictator

    After Julius Caesar wins the civil war, he establishes himself as a dictator for life and supreme ruler of Rome, thus ending the Roman Republic.
  • 44 BCE

    The death of Julius Caesar

    The death of Julius Caesar
    On March 15th, known today as the Ides of March, Caesar is assassinated on the steps of the Senate by factions wishing to bring back the Republic.
  • 27 BCE

    The Roman Empire begins

    Even though Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself ''Emperor'' or Augustus was Octavius.
  • 64

    The Great Fire of Rome

    Most of the city is destroyed in a vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blamed, but modern scholarship doubts this.
  • 80

    Building of the Colosseum

    One of the most iconic ancient buildings in Rome, the completion of the structure was a massive celebration.
  • 122

    Hadrian's Wall

    Hadrian's Wall
    A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
  • 306

    Constantine becomes emperor

    This marks a change in the way that Christians were treated in Rome. Constantine himself became a Christian.
  • 380

    Christianity becomes the official religion

    This will have an effect on the rest of European history to the present day.
  • 395

    Rome splits

    Rome splits
    In an effort to make administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires (Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire) with two capitals and two rulers.
  • 410

    The attack of the Visigoths

    This marks the beginning of the fatal weakening of Rome that would lead to its downfall.
  • 476

    The end of the Western roman Empire

    the last roman emperour romulus augustus is deposed and the middle ages begin.