Events
Cylon tried to set himself up as a tyrant,
people supported the government, page 46Draco revised laws to suit the commoner, pg 46Solon the widely respected leader
revised laws so that the injustices of things like
debt slavery, constitution as a whole seen as democratic pg 46murder of Hippias' brother
induces paranoia, rule becomes
much harsher past this pointSpartans take over Athenian territory
with profound results, initiated by originally exiled
Alcmaenoid familyNo written records from before this timeThe emergence of the Mycenaeansemergence of the MinoansEruption of Thera volcano,
destroyed the AkrotiriThe Mycenaean palace at Thebes and Knossos
Destroyed (Knossos location called Palace of
Minos)Arthur Evans excavates locations on Crete, E.G
main city HeraklionMycenaeans take
over Minoans at CreteMycenaean culture thrives with
Palaces, tombs, and Linear B archivesHomer Epics likely composedTrojan War (?)Priams treasure (pg 20)iron technology comes to greeceBattle of Thermopylaebattle of SalamisHerodotus's HistoriesAristophane's Lysistrata and
ThesmophoriazuaseDeath of XenophonPeriods
Pisistratus's LifespanPisistratus rules as a well functioning tyrant until his death, pg 46Hippias, Pisistratus's oldest son,
continues his fathers rulingThe (late) Bronze AgeStone ageEarly Bronze Agespartans conquered the
Messenes culture, turning
them into helotsHoplite phalanxShaft Graves at MycenaeNeolithic periodFranchthi Cave is excavatedFranchthi Cave is occupied by dwellersMycenaean culture timelineThe Dark AgeArchaic PeriodClassical PeriodHellenistic PeriodMiddle Bronze AgeXerxes persian invasionPeloponnesian warComposition of homers Iliad and OdysseySaphos lifespanPindars lifespanSophocles lifespan
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