Classical & Hellenistic Greece

Timeline

490 First Persian War (Darius)

480 Second Persian War (Xerxes)

477 Delian League formed

460-404 Peloponnesian Wars

387 Plato founds the Academy of Athens

371 Sparta defeated (Battle of Leuctra)

338 Macedonia dominant (Battle of Chaeronea)

331 Alexander the Great conquers Persia

146 Rome conquers Greece

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“the drift”: to the right

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Battle of Chaeronea, 338

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Athenians Thebes & Allies

The Sacred Band

Battle of Chaeronea, 338

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Athenians Thebes & Allies

The Sacred Band

Battle of Chaeronea, 338

Alexander

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Athenians

Thebes & Allies

The Sacred Band

Battle of Granicus, 334

Granicus River

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Battle of Granicus, 334

Alexander

Battle of Granicus, 334

Alexander

Battle of Granicus, 334

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(mountains)

Issus, 333

(ocean)

Persian infantry: Immortals & conscripts

Gaugamela, 331

Persian cavalry

Greek infantry

Greek cavalry

Persian infantry: Immortals & conscripts

Gaugamela, 331

Greek infantry

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Persian infantry: Immortals & conscripts

Gaugamela, 331

Greek infantry Alexander

chariot “mousetraps”

Gaugamela, 331

Greek infantry

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