Topic 7-9 Western Civ.

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  • 509 BCE

    Rome becomes a republic

    after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome's next government served as a representative democracy in the form of a republic. Initially, Rome's wealthiest families, the patricians, held power and only they could hold political or religious offices.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 50 BCE

    Topic 7-9 Western Civ

  • 490 BCE

    Athens defeated the Persians at the battle of Marathon

    Athens defeated the Persians at the battle of Marathon. Miltiades weakened the center of his outnumbered force to strengthen its wings, causing confusion among the invading Persians. His strategy was victorious over the Persians' strength, and the victory of “the Marathon men” captured the collective imagination of the Greeks.
  • 429 BCE

    "Golden age"

    Pericles leads a Greeks "golden age." A time of peace, prosperity, and happiness, often when cultural activities like art or writing reach a peak.
  • 404 BCE

    404-431 BCE: Peloponnesian Wars

    War between ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta. This war shifted power from Athens to Sparta, making Sparta the most powerful city-state in the region.
  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War with Carthage begins

    Rome became the dominant navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Carthage had to pay for war damages, and Rome took control of all of the Carthaginian lands on the island of Sicily.
  • 200 BCE

    Magna Mater

    Romans introduce the Magna Mater sect into the city
  • 45 BCE

    Dictator of Rome

    Julius Ceaser become the first dictator of Rome. Julius Ceasar emerges victorious and declares himself ruler of Rome
  • 4 BCE

    4-6 BC; Birth of jesus

    Jesus was born to a family from a village called Nazareth, near the Sea of Galilee.
  • 50

    50 CE: Isis

    Cult of Isis gains following among Roman elites; cult of Mithras gains following in the army.
  • 610

    600 BC:Islam

    Muhammad found Islam.The first revelation to the prophet Muhammad at the age of 40. Muhammad and his followers spread the teachings of Islam throughout the Arabian peninsula.