Greece Timeline

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  • Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE

    The Persian Wars

    The Persian Wars were also known as Greco-Persian Wars, which shows that the wars are between Greeks and Persians. The Persian Empire didn't like the Greeks. They wanted to revenge Greeks because Athenians helped of their colonies residing in Persian Empire. There were three battles, Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylae, and Battle of Salamis. The winner was Greece. As a result, they liberated from the Persians. The Athens become very strong and wealthy that they made a Delian League.
  • Period: 478 BCE to 404 BCE

    Delian League

    After the Persian Wars, Athens become wealthy and powerful. So, they made a Delian League, which is an alliance of Greek city-states that provide common defense, and set themselves as the leader. With the funds, they built a powerful navy. Because Athens bullied other city-states, many city-states wanted to leave the league, and when they did, Athens punished them. As a result, Athens had a large empire that has colonies along the Black Sea, Turkey, and islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Period: 478 BCE to 431 BCE

    Golden Age of Athens

    Many historians consider that the Golden Age of Athens began as the Delian league started and ended as the Peloponnesian war started. Athens became very wealthy and powerful because they were the leader of the Delian League. With these fees, Athens improved their navy, culture, and democracy. Parthenon was built in this Golden Age. Also, the classic arts and the theatre entertained the Greeks. Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Greek columns were invented in the Golden Age.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    The growth of Athens and the Delian League made the Spartans and others mad. As a result, the Peloponnesian War happened mainly between Athens and Spartans, in Peloponnesus and other parts in Greece. The leader of the Athens, Pericles, lead the citizens behind the city's wall for protection. They provided enough food and water, but a plague undergoes in the second year, leading the 1/3 of the citizens to die, including Pericles. The Spartans win the war, but the city-states are weakened.