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Mathematics (including Greek mathematicians) 2600 BCE Minoan Prepalatial Period A Detailed Chronology of or: EMIIA, EMIIB, MMIII Greek History (2600-2000 BCE)

A New Bronze Age Chronology (more) Destruction of Minoan settlements 2000 BCE Minoan Protopalatial The Thera () Period Volcanic Eruption and or: MMIA, MMIB, MMI IA, the Absolute Chronology MMI IB, MMI IIA, MMI of the Aegean Bronze IIB, LMIA Early Age (1900-1700 BCE)

Assiros Phases (Revised Early Middle Cycladic (2000-1600 BCE) chronology of the end of Mycenaean Civilization) Middle Helladic Period or Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550)

Destruction of Minoan palaces 1700 BCE Settlement of Akrotiri, Thera Minoan Neopalatial

Grave Circle B at Period or: LMIA Advanced, LMIA Final, LMIB Early, LMIB Late, LMII (1700-1400)

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Eruption of Thera volcano (sometime 1627 BCE between 1627 and 1600)

Grave Circle A at Mycenae 1600 BCE Late Bronze Period Legends: Argo Voyage, Heracles, or The Heroic Age Oedipus (1600-1100)

Tholos Tomb at Mycenae 1550 BCE Late Helladic Period (1500-1100)

Linear B writing (1450-1180) 1450 BCE

Mycenaean Palaces 1400 BCE Evidence of expanded Mycenaean trade at Minoan Postpalatial Levand Period or: LMIIIA1, LMIIIA2, LMIIIB, LMIIIC (1400-1100)

Palace of destruction 1370 BCE

"" begin raids in the Eastern 1300 BCE Mycenaean Culture Mediterranean (1300-1000)

Trojan War (1250 or 1210) 1250 BCE

Destruction of many Mycenaean palaces 1200 BCE Doric Invasions? (1200-1100) Sea Peoples (1200-1100)

1180 BCE Sub-Mycenaean Period (1180-1050)

Destruction of and resettlement 1100 BCE Sub-Minoan Period (1150-950)

Dark Age of Greece (1100-700)

Proto-Geometric Period (1100-900)

End of Mycenaean civilization 1000 BCE Lefkandi: Toumba building

900 BCE Geometric Period (900-700)

First Olympic Games 776 BCE

Greek colonies established in Southern 750 BCE Late Geometric Italy & (circa 760-700) Invention of Homeric poems recorded in writing (750-700)

740 BCE Orientalizing Period (circa 740-650)

First Messenian War 730 BCE invades (730-710) founded (734) Syracuse founded (733)

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700 BCE Archaic Period (700-480)

Earliest Lyric Poets 650 BCE

Second Messenian War 640 BCE Sparta invades Messenia (640-630) Cyrene founded (630)

Sappho born in Lesbos 630 BCE

Thales (625-545) born in Miletos 625 BCE

Pythagoras (ca. 569-475) born in 569 BCE

Solon replaces the Draconian law in 594 BCE and lays the foundation for Democracy. He introduced to Athens the first coinage and a system of weights and measures

Pisistratos becomes of Athens 546 BCE

Pesistratos Dies. His sons become 527 BCE of Athens

Red-figure pottery developed in Athens 525 BCE

Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free 510 BCE Athens from tyranny. Introduction of Democracy in Athens

Kleisthenes begins reforming Athenian 508 BCE code of laws, and establishes a democratic constitution

Ionian revolt 499 BCE

Ionian revolt defeated by Persians 494 BCE

Persian Wars 497-479 BCE

Battle of Marathon 490 BCE Athenians defeat Darius and his Persian army

Silver mines discovered near Athens. 483 BCE Athens begin building naval fleet

Aristides ostracized 482 BCE

Xerxes marches on Greece 480 BCE Battle of Classical Period Persians burn the (480-323 ) Athens and allies defeat Persian fleet at Transitional (480-450) naval battle of Salamis

Battle of Plataea 479 BCE defeat Persian army

Delian league lead by Athens 477 BCE

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Earthquake in Lakonia 465 BCE Helot revolt against Sparta in Messenia

Peloponnesian Wars: 461-445 "First "

Perikles leads Athens through its "Golden 460 BCE Era" (ca. 460-429)

Aeschylus produces "the Oresteia" trilogy 458 BCE of tragedies (Agamemnon, Libation Barers, Eumenides) in Athens

Delian league treasury moved from 454 BCE to Athens

Sophist visits Athens 450 BCE

Acropolis and other major building 449 BCE projects begin in Athens Construction of (449-432) produces the tragedy "Ajax"

Thirty-year peace treaty signed between 446 BCE Athens and Sparta in winter 446/445

Sophocles produces "Antigone" in Athens 441 BCE 430-429

Peloponnesian War (431-404) resumes 431 BCE Euripedes produces "Medea" in Athens

Plague epidemic in Athens 430 BCE

Death of Perikles 429 BCE

Peace of 421 BCE

Construction of 420 BCE (420-410)

Athenians resume hostilities 418 BCE Spartans defeat Athens at Mantinea

Athens razes Melos 416 BCE

Athens expedition to Syracuse 415 BCE defects to Sparta

Syracuse defeats Athens 413 BCE

Aristophanes produces "Lysistrata" 411 BCE

Athens surrenders to Sparta 404 BCE Thirty tyrants rule Athens

Democracy restored in Athens 403 BCE

Trial and execution of 399 BCE

Plato establishes the Athens Academy 380 BCE

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Sparta defeated in Leuctra 371 BCE

Thebes defeats Sparta at Mantinea 362 BCE

Philip II, becomes King of 359 BCE

Macedonian army defeats Athens and its 338 BCE allies at Chaeronea League of founded

Phillip II Assassinated. 336 BCE becomes king of Macedonia

Aristotle founds the Lyceum in Athens 335 BCE

Alexander the Great defeats Persian army 334 BCE at Granicus river in

Alexander the Great defeats Persians at 333 BCE Issus

Tyre capitulates to Alexander after siege 332 BCE

Alexander invades 331 BCE City of founded in Egypt Alexander defeats Persians at Gaugamela

Alexander's army reaches Bactria 329 BCE (Afghanistan)

Alexander marries Roxane (princes of 327 BCE Bactria)

Alexander's army reaches India 326 BCE

Death of Alexander the Great 323 BCE (323-146)

Aristotle dies 322 BCE

Stoic philosopher Zeno founds school in 310 BCE Athens

Stoic philosopher founds school 307 BCE in Athens

Ptolemy I founds museum in Alexandria 300 BCE

Archimedes (287-212) born in Syracuse 287 BCE

Achaean League founded 284 BCE

Invasion of Greece by Gauls 279 BCE

Gauls defeated by king 238 BCE

First Macedonian War (214-204) 214 BCE Rome defeats

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Second Macedonian War (200-196) 200 BCE Victory of Flamininus at Cynoscephalae

Third Macedonian War (172-168/7) 172 BCE Lucius Aemelius Paulus of Rome defeats Perseus of Macedon at . Macedonia divided into four republics

Roman Invasion of Greece 146 BCE Mummius Achaicus sacks Corinth and Late Hellenistic or dissolves the Achaean league. Greco-Roman (146-30) Rome rules Greece henceforth

Romans lead by sack Athens 86 BCE

Battle of Aktion 31 BCE Octavian (later ) defeats Mark Antony and

Death of Cleopatra 30 BCE End of "" period

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