-
776 BCE
First Olympic Game
The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 BCE. The Olympics were held to honor Greece's most famous gods and ran events like wrestling, running, and boxing. -
331 BCE
Alexander the Great becomes new king of Persia
s of Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Persia that decided the fate of the Persian Achaemenian Empire. Alexander came out victorious and would then be the new king of Persia.