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Indo-europeans settle on the Greek peninsula being called the Mycenaeans

2000 BC - 400 BC

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The Mycenaeans dominate mainland Greece

1700 BC - 1200 BC

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Minoans mysteriously end

1450 BC

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The Dorians Move into Greece

1150 BC - 750 BC

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First known olympic games

776 BC

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Sparta conquered Messenia

725 BC

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Messenians revolt against harsh rule of the Spartans

625 BC

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Draco Develops legal code based on equality of citizens

621 BC

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Solon rules

594 BC

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Romans overthrow horrible Etruscan king named Tarquin the Proud

509 BC

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Cleisthenes-Statesman who rules

500 BC

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Ionian Greeks living on coast of Anatolia revolt against Persian taxes

499 BC - 493 BC

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Persians are defeated at marathon

490 BC

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Persians launch new invasion of Greece

480 BC

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Athens golden age

477 BC - 431 BC

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Pericles: a politician who leads Athens

461 BC - 429 BC

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Romans laws carved onto stone tablets called 12 tables

451 BC

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War breaks out between Athens and Sparta (and their allies) and will continue on and off

431 BC - 404 BC

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Battle of Chaeronea

338 BC

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Alexander conquers parts of the indus river valley

336 BC

Alexander the great defeats Darius at Granicus

334 BC

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Battle at Issus

333 BC

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Persia is defeated again

331 BC

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Alexander conquers parts of the indus river valley

326 BC

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Punic Wars are fought

264 BC - 146 BC

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wars between Carthage and Rome

264 BC - 146 BC

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Scipio defeats hannibal in battle of Zama

202 BC

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Caesar declared himself dictator for LIFE

44 BC

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Julius Caesar is murdered

44 BC

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Battle of Actium ends Roman Republic

31 BC

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Pax romana Crumbles

27 BC - 180

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Roman republic ended

27 BC

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Rome’s peak (pax romana)

27 BC - 180 AD

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Great fire of Rome

64 AD

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Christians allowed to worship

313 AD

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Council of Nicaea

325 AD

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Edict of Milan moves capital to Byzantium but renamed it Constantinople- city of Constantine

330 AD

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Moving capital to Byzantium but renamed it Constantinople- city of Constantine

330 AD

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Emperor Theodosius makes Christianity official religion of the empire

380 AD

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Rome ousted by the German forces

476 AD

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The western empire falls due to internal and external conflicts

476 AD

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