776 BC

The first Olympic Games

750 BC

Early Greek culture. Homer writes epics the Iliad an the Odyssey

490 BC

Greeks defeat Persian invades at the battle of Marathon

450 BC

Athens becomes an empire

431 BC - 404 BC

War between Sparta and Athens

404 BC

Sparta defeats Athens

146 BC

Romans defeat Greeks

End of Greek empire

1896 AD

First modern Olympics