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800 BCE
Sparta Emerges from Dark Age
Sparta emerged after the Trojan War when a group of Dorians migrated to Sparta from the north to create a civilization -
Period: 800 BCE to 700 BCE
Colonization by the Greeks begins
Places Colonized include: Black Sea, North Africa, Southern Italy, Sicily, France Spain -
Period: 800 BCE to 700 BCE
The Iliad & The Odyssey are written by Homer
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Period: 734 BCE to 724 BCE
First Messenian War
War Between Sparta Messenia
Sparta Wins -
733 BCE
Corinth creates the colony Syracuse on Sicily
this opens up trade routes for the Greeks -
724 BCE
Sparta Conquers Messenia
This event ended the first Messenian war between Sparta Messenia -
Period: 700 BCE to 600 BCE
Naucratis: First Greek Settlement in Egypt
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Period: 685 BCE to 668 BCE
Second Messenian War
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669 BCE
Argos defeats Sparta
Occurs during the battle of Hysiae -
650 BCE
Sparta begins to rebuild
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650 BCE
Sparta stops Messenian Revolt
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650 BCE
Early Large scale Greek marble statues are made
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621 BCE
First Written laws made in Athens
Laws were written by Draco
Laws contained harsh punishments
Laws gave solutions to major issues in Athens including crime, poverty and contracts -
Period: 600 BCE to 500 BCE
Athenian Pottery becomes widespread around the Mediterranean
Spreads due to their stories used as decorations on the pots but caused people to get sick due to the lead paint used -
Period: 594 BCE to 593 BCE
Solon Reforms Athens
Solons reforms addressed the issues with Draco's laws and gave them an improvement
Gave the poor rights
Wealthy given leadership
Status is determined through wealth not bloodlines
Strengthen the Athenian economy
Minted new Athenian coinage -
550 BCE
Peloponnesian League Formed lead by Sparta
City States part of the League include Tegea, Corinth, Sicyon, more -
Period: 546 BCE to 527 BCE
Peisistratus becomes the tyrant of Athens after 3 coups
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Period: 546 BCE to 545 BCE
Persia takes over Ionian city states
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544 BCE
Lydia conquered by Cyrus, Great king of Persia
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544 BCE
Battle of 300 Champions, Argos vs Sparta
Happen to settle a dispute between the two city states.
Sparta one the battle -
539 BCE
Persia conquers Babylon
Persia is now the worlds largest empire -
Period: 528 BCE to 510 BCE
Hippias & Hipparchus rule Athens as tyrants
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514 BCE
Hipparchus is Assassinated
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514 BCE
End of Peisistratid tyrannical rule of Athens
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510 BCE
Hippias' tyrannical rule ends with the invasion of Sparta
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508 BCE
Isagoras becomes Archon of Athens
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507 BCE
Democratic Revolution of Athens
Kicked out Isagoras Sparta
Cleisthenes' implements new democratic reforms
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Period: 498 BCE to 491 BCE
Ionian City States rebel against Persia
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Period: 480 BCE to 800 BCE
Archaic Greek Society