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800 BCE – 146 BCE
Ancient Greece
City-states that shaped philosophy, science, democracy, and Western art.
Timeline
776 BCE
First Olympic Games
The earliest recorded games are held at Olympia.
c. 508 BCE
Birth of democracy
Cleisthenes’ reforms lay the groundwork for Athenian democracy.
c. 450 BCE
Golden Age of Athens
Under Pericles, the Parthenon is built and the arts flourish.
336 BCE
Conquests of Alexander
Alexander the Great spreads Greek culture across three continents.