Dark Ages to Archaic Period
| Events | Time | Additional Explanations |
| Dark Age of Greece (1100-700) | ||
| Proto-Geometric Period (1100-900) | ||
| End of Mycenaean civilization Lefkandi: Toumba building. | 1000 BCE | |
| 900 BCE | Geometric Period (900-700) | |
| First Olympic Games. | 776 BCE | |
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Greek colonies established in Southern Italy and Sicily. Invention of Greek alphabet. Homeric poems recorded in writing (750-700). |
750 BCE | Late Geometric (circa 760-700) |
| 740 BCE | Orientalizing Period (circa 740-650) | |
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First Messenian War. Sparta invades Messenia (730-710). Naxos founded (734). Syracuse founded (733). |
730 BCE | |
| 700 BCE | Archaic Period (700-480) | |
| Earliest Lyric Poets. | 650 BCE | |
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Second Messenian War. Sparta invades Messenia (640-630). Cyrene founded (630). |
640 BCE | |
| Sappho born in Lesbos. | 630 BCE | |
| Thales (625-545) born in Miletos. | 625 BCE | |
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Solon replaces the Draconian law in Athens and lays the foundation for Democracy. He introduced to Athens the first coinage and a system of weights and measures. |
594 | |
| Pythagoras (ca. 569-475) born in Samos. | 569 BCE | |
| Pesistratos becomes tyrant of Athens. | 546 BCE | |
| Pesistratos Dies. His sons become tyrants of Athens. | 527 BCE | |
| Red-figure pottery developed in Athens. | 525 BCE | |
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Alcmaeonid family and Spartans free Athens from tyranny. Introduction of Democracy in Athens. |
510 BCE | |
| Kleisthenes begins reforming Athenian code of laws, and establishes a democratic constitution. | 508 BCE | |
| Ionian revolt. | 499 BCE | |
| Ionian revolt defeated by Persians. | 494 BCE | |
| Persian Wars. | 497-479 BCE | |
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Battle of Marathon. Athenians defeat Darius and his Persian army. |
490 BCE | |
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Silver mines discovered near Athens. Athens begin building naval fleet. |
483 BCE | |
| Aristides ostracized. | 482 BCE |
