Time

Walk from old palaces to later cities.

BCE means before the year 1. About means the year is a careful guess.

1
About 2000 BCE
Palaces on Crete
Knossos had a great palace. This is long before Socrates.
Why? Greece's story starts with old palaces, not only with Athens.
2
About 1600 BCE
Stone cities
Mycenae had thick stone walls. Strong towns stood before Athens was famous.
Why? Walls can tell you people lived there.
3
About 1100 BCE
Quieter years
People lived in smaller groups. Long stories were told aloud.
Why? Homer's tales grew in years like these. His own year is not sure.
4
776 BCE
Games at Olympia
People date the first Olympic games to this year.
Why? It is one of the clearer dates.
5
About 508 BCE
A say in Athens
Some men in Athens got a vote on city choices. Not everyone got a vote.
Why? It was an early step, not a vote for every person.
6
About 447 BCE
The Parthenon
Athens began this temple on the high rock of the city.
Why? The building is still there.
7
399 BCE
A trial in Athens
Socrates died after a trial. We do not say how.
Why? We remember his questions.
8
336–323 BCE
Alexander's travels
Alexander traveled from Macedon as far as Egypt and India.
Why? The trip was long. This line does not describe a battle.
9
About 300 BCE
Shapes in Alexandria
Euclid set out rules for shapes. His birth year is not sure.
Why? Maths still uses his kind of careful proof.
10
146 BCE
Rome leads
Rome began to rule the Greek cities. People still read Greek books.
Why? A new power did not erase the old ideas.

Palaces on Crete