ancient greeks timeline By kimmiddleton 325 earliest papyrus written in Greek 332 Alexander conquers Egypt 371 Athens, Thebes, Chios, Mytilene, Byzantium, Rhodes and others defeat Sparta which loses 434 the second Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta 461 first Peloponnesian War between Athenians and Spartans 505 a temple to Apollo is built at Delphi Sep 12, 1100 Delphi is the capital of a league of Greek cities (including Sparta and Athens) Sep 12, 1184 Troy falls to Mycenae Mar 2, 2022 the death of perkelies Mar 2, 2022 Philip V dies and is succeeded by Perseus