Timeline Description: Ancient Greece is called the birthplace of the modern city and state, with stores and meeting places as well as homes, farms, and governments. This is a timeline of its history.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 776 BC | The first Olympic Games are held The first Olympic Games were held in the Greek city of Olympia. |
| 734 BC | The Greeks capture Italy Polydorus was the leader of the largest Greek city, Sparta. He sent troops to Italy and captured the land. |
| 719 BC | Polydorus is killed Polydorus was murdered by Polymarchus. |
| 687 BC | The Athenians establish offices of government The Greek city of Athens established a city government with elected officials. The Archon was their first elected official. |
| 621 BC | Athenian laws are established Draco was a lawyer in Athens, Greece. He made a list of "laws" with punishments for breaking them. |
| 490 BC | The Greeks go to war with the Persians The Persians ruled much of the Mesopotamian world. The Greeks went to war with them. |
| 461 BC | Sparta and Athens go to war The cities of Sparta and Athens went to war with each other. It was called the Peloponnesian Wars. |
| 384 BC | Aristotle is born Aristotle, the great philosopher, was born in Greece. |
| 357 BC | More Greek wars are fought Athens had finally stopped fighting with Sparta. They began a war with Macedon. |
| 356 BC | Alexander the Great is born Alexander the Great was born in Greece. |
| 336 BC | Alexander the Great takes rule Alexander the Great took power after King Philip II was killed. |
| 333 BC | Alexander the Great defeats the Persians Alexander took Mesopotamia and Egypt from the Persians. He later conquered much land. |
| 323 BC | Alexander the Great dies Alexander the Great died while in Babylon. |
| 300 BC | The three powerful cities emerge The Greek cities of Macedon, Egypt, and Syria emerged as the most powerful cities until the Greeks were defeated by the Romans. |
| 197 BC | The Romans take over Greece King Philip V lost in a battle against the Romans. It was the end of the Greecian rule. |