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Peloponnesian war
In greece a fight started between city states causing the begining of the Peloponnesian War. It brings destruction to cities, rural areas and islands. Athens eventually loses this war to the heavily armed Spartans. -
Jul 5, 600
money
Greek Coin currency introduced. by the 4th and 5th century BC Greece had the most advanced economy in the world. The average wage of a Greek citizen was around a kg wheat that was 3 times the amount what Egyptians were getting. -
Jul 27, 776
olympic games
The Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia in Greece and they were celebrated until 394 AD when they were suppressed by Theodosius. Greeks invented the Olympic games to honour their gods gods, the games were originally held every two years but now they are held every four years.The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. -
May 6, 1194
trojan war
The Trojan War started because Paris, prince of Troy abducted Helen and took her to Troy. This war was considered the greatest conflict in Greek history and it lasted for 10 years from 1194 to 1184 BC. -
Jul 31, 1400
volcanic eruption
in 1400 BC there was a huge volcanic explosion on the island Santorin. The eruption casued a huge tidal waves and earthquakes destroying the minoan civilisation -
Athens captured
The Roman General Sulla captures Athens. from 87 BC to 86BC sulla grew war on athens. thousands of people died from hunger. their food was scarce they only got rice and a few other rashons. -
democracy
In 508BC 'democracy' began in Athensthe word democracy means, ruled by the people. Male citizens were given the chance to vote in order to decide how the city or state should be run. -
alphabet
Development of the first Greek Alphabet.
The alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since about the 8th to 9th century BC. the modern alphabet contains 24 letters or symbols. -
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was an a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete.The early inhabitants of Crete settled as early as 128,000 BC. it was the first advanced civilisation.
