Greece

By Isabela.E
  • 750 BCE

    The Great Greek Poet Homer (c. 800 BCE - c. 701 BCE)

    Homer is one of the most celebrated figures who lived in Ancient Greece. Born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BCE, with perhaps the best guess around 750 BCE, Homer, in spite of blindness, wrote two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The stories which introduce us to the legendary Greek King of Ithaca, Odysseus, focus on the siege of Troy followed by the fall of Troy, using both mythology and descriptive language, to offer various insights into life and early human society.
  • 510 BCE

    Direct Democracy in Athens (c. 510 BCE - c. 404 BCE)

    Although Greece is credited with establishing democracy as a viable form of government, Athens, the best known Greek city-state for its democratic practices, only had direct democracy about 100 years. A body of 500 adult males, chosen randomly from Athenian society, recommended laws, and recommendations became laws when a majority of Athenian citizens voted to enact them. Direct democracy, however, was not full democracy: all women, children, foreigners, and slaves had NO political rights.
  • 479 BCE

    Golden Age Of Athens (c. 479 BCE - c. 431 BCE)

    The Golden Age of Athens refers to a period in which Greek culture flourished due to relative peace with its neighbors. Dated between the end of conflict with Persia and the start of conflict among Greek city-states, notably Athens and Sparta, this period resulted from the use of Athen's growing economic power to fund all kinds of activities related to political, military, and cultural life. Athens led the Delian League, developed a strong navy, and invested heavily in the arts.
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander The Great (c. 356 BCE - c. 323 BCE)

    Alexander III, the son of Phillip II, King of Macedonia, became Alexander The Great through repeated brilliant military campaigns resulting in the conquest of Greece, Anatolia, Egypt, Persia, and India. Although he was determined to unite these lands into one empire, and the empire was ultimately split among his generals following his death at age 33, his influence on culture sparked a profound new era, the Hellenistic period, focused on developing architecture and visual arts.