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1600 BCE
Bronze Age
Bronze Age Greece was inhabited by the Mycenaean people. They took their name from the capital city of their land, Mycenae. -
1194 BCE
Trojan War Start
The Trojan war between the Greeks and the Trojans (inhabitants of Troy) began. -
1184 BCE
Trojan War End
The Trojan war ended when the Greeks used a wooden horse to invade and overrun the Trojan city of Troy. -
1100 BCE
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
The 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 recorded Olympic games. The games were held at Olympia. There was one event – the men’s 200m sprint.