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Timeline of Events in Ancient Athens Event Solon, a powerful Greek aristocrat and lyric poet, appointed sole archon during a time of great economic crisis in Athens: cancels the outstanding debts of the poor to the rich and institutes some democratic reforms Solon dies Cleisthenes reforms Athenian laws and establishes a democratic constitution, focusing on the elimination of tribal loyalties Persian Wars, which Greece wins Delian League of city states formed to empower the region—led by Athens First war between Athens and Sparta Pericles leads Athens, called the “Golden Era,” and represents height of Athenian Empire Protagoras arrives in Athens Acropolis, Parthenon, and other major projects begun in Athens “Thirty-Year Peace Treaty” reached between Athens and Sparta Peloponnesian War (extended war between Athens and Sparta; Sparta wins) Pericles’s Funeral Oration Pericles dies Gorgias arrives in Athens Athens surrenders to Sparta/ Thirty tyrants rule in Athens Democracy restored to Athens Socrates condemned to death Plato founds his Academy Death of Isocrates Aristotle founds the Lyceum (his school) Date (BC/ ‘BCE’) 594 BCE 559 508 497-79 477 461-445 460-429 450 449 446 431-404 431 429 427 404 403 399 around 385 338 335
