Significant Events in Ancient Greece

The Dark Ages of Greece

1050 BCE

Life was was very harsh for the Greeks in the Dark Ages but there was one major benefit of this period. The old economic and social hierarchy system was forgotten and replaced with the rise of equality and democracy.

The first Greek Alphabet

850 BCE

This invention was an important event because the Greeks could now represent their own language using a writing system with individual signs including both consonants and vowels. This alphabet has impacted the world because it has become the root of most of the scripts used today in the western world. This was the first writing system that could represent speech

The first Olympic games

776 BCE

The Ancient Olympic games have become a world wide event still celebrated to this day. It started out as a religious festival to honer the Greek gods.

Greece makes a water based Military

725 BCE

Since Greece was surrounded by water, they realised their need to create a strong navy so they could defend themselves at sea. This event was significant because it later enabled them to defeat the Persians.

Sparta creates a military centred city state

725 BCE

This was significant in making Greece a very powerful empire. The Spartan city in Greece developed a very strong military defence force which is a significant part of today's national security to this day. They declared that everyone had to be put though military school, and everything in Sparta was decided by the military because of their powerful enforcement.

military school

720 BCE

It was compulsory that all men and women would attended military school for minimum of two years. This was an advantage, because it taught them fighting and strategy skills for future wars.This tradition of military training has continued in many nations to this day.

Draco's Law Code

621 BCE

This Ancient Greek replaced spoken law and blood feud with a written law and became the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. The written code was enforced by a court with harshness. By using a new boy of law the king maintain power and safety in his city and justice.This was the beginning of a legal system.

Greek coin introduced

600 BCE

Right from the start Greek coins used a combination of figures symbols and inscriptions to show there hero's and significant things.This tradition of decorating coins, started by the Ancient Greeks, has been influenced the rest of the world. Today most coins and bills use this common pattern of using an important symbol or person on money.

Athens sends help to the Greeks in war

500 BCE

The Greeks were well informed about the Persian war. The Greeks knew that they were outnumbered, so they got more military equipment and other supplies to help them win. There empire was quickly growing.

Sacrifice of the Spartans

480 BCE

The Greek city state had the Spartans defending them in the second Persian war, because they knew that they were going to be defeated. They had to warn all of Athens to evacuate the area, so they wouldn’t get killed. When the battle began the Persians killed 300 Spartans. This proves that many of the Greeks city states became allies.

Dalian League led by Athens

475 BCE

After the Persian war when all of Greece teamed up they, called themselves the Dalian League. This title gave Athens power over the Greek city states, and took them to the Golden age.

Building of the Parthenon

461 BCE

The Parthenon temple was built during Pericles’s reign. The temple was built to honour god Athena, during the golden age. The Parthenon resemble how rich they were during the golden age, and that they cherished their wealth,art and their culture.

Peloponnese Wars

430 BCE

The Peloponnese war was a battle between Athens and Sparta. The war started after Athenians took command of the Dalian League, and took advantage of the power. The Spartans got angry and fought back. The ongoing war lasted 25 years and in the end Sparta became the new head of Dalian League.

Alexander defeats Persia and Egypt

334 BCE

Alexander the Great son of king Phillip II. Alexander was a strong military leader. He used his power to overtake Persia and Egypt for his empire. He was very wealthy in expanding the Macedonian empire.

The first Roman victory over Greece

200 BCE

When the Romans defeated the Macedonians in the battle of Pynda, and captured Corinth in 86 BC, they destroyed Ancient Greek cities and walls leaving only the most valuable sculptures. Rome grew strong and healthy from all the ideas and inspiration of the Ancient Greeks.