Greek History Ancient Philosophy
Stages Archiac Classical Hellenistic
Archiac Tribal Stage Bronze Age
Transition Dark Ages
Classical City-State Develops Persian Wars Age of Pericles
City-State Develops Re-discovery of Writing Cleisthenes' Reforms Homer (ca. 725) and Hesiod (ca. 700) Oligarchy vs. democracy; tyranny Hoplite military innovation (675) Draco and the Law (621)
Solon and reform (594) debt reduction (n.b. hektemoroi) abolition of debt slavery revision of law code extension of citizenship four-part social classification (by wealth) increased eligibility for Council and Assembly economic reforms
Peisistratus ( ) Uprising of the rural areas
Cleisthene (508) tribal reorganization (10 tribes; 139 demes) Council of 500 board of generals ("strategoi") ostracism
The Persian Wars, The Ionian Revolt, Darius's Assault, 490 –Marathon under Miltiades the Lull, Xerxes's Assault, –Thermopyle –Salamis –Plataea Delian League and the Greek Offensive Peace of Callias, 449 Perversion of the League
The Age of Pericles, The Empire The Democracy –payment for public service –wider eligibility for office – increased use of the lot The City Culture Peloponnesian War ( )
Sicilian Campaign Defeat of Athens loss of fleet destruction of Long Walls and Piraeus walls loss of imperial holdings
Hellenistic Philip II and the Rise of Macedon Alexander the Great Helenistic Empires