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Ancient Greece was made up of many small
"city states". These were cities and the
land around them and they had their own laws
and rulers. They were almost like small
countries in their own right. The city state
of Corinth had 900 square kilometers of
mountains and farmland.
Temple of Apollo in
Corinth as it looks
today.
This is the map of the area around the
Aegean Sea.
776 BC
The first
Olympic games.
about 750 BC
Early Greek
culture. Homer
writes the epics
'The Iliad' and
the 'Odyssey'.
650 - 580
BC
Corinth is
ruled by the
tyrant Kypselos
and then his
son Periander.
508 BC
Democracy begins
in Athens
490
and 480 BC
Greeks defeat
Persian
invaders at the
battles of
Marathon (490
BC)and Salamis
(480 BC).
by 450
BC
Athens becomes a
very powerful
city, and
controls an
empire.
472 - 410 BC
Greeks theatre
thrives in
Athens. Many of
the most famous
Greek plays are
written during
this time.
462 - 429 BC
Perikles is the
popular leader at
Athens as the
general of the
Athenian army
432 BC
The Parthenon
in Athens is
finished being
built.
431 - 404
BC
War between
Athens and Sparta
(the
Peloponnesian
war)
428 BC
The revolt of
Mytilene
404 BC
Sparta defeats
Athens.
338 BC
Philip, king of
Macedonia,
takes control
of Greece.
336 - 323 BC
Alexander the
Great, son of
Philip, conquers
most of the known
world as far east
as India.
146 BC
Rome conquers
Greece - Greece
becomes part of
the Roman
empire.
Juno and Jupiter were the Rulers of all the
Greek Gods, such as Hercules, Dianna the
virgin huntress, Pluto ruler of the under
world, Persephone who controlled the seasons
and Apollo God of the sun.
Women were not allowed to go to the Olympic
Games, but they did have their own festival
at Olympia once every four years. It was
called the Heraia and was held in honour of
Hera, wife of Zeus.
The events there were all running races, and
unmarried girls took part. Winners were
awarded crowns of sacred olive branches, the
same as men.
The most famous Greek doctor was Hippocrates
of Kos. He wrote:
'Sickness is not sent by the gods or taken
away by them. It has a natural basis. If we
can find the cause, we can find the cure