VCE Ancient History Date Revision

Draconian Laws

621 BCE

Solons reforms

594 BCE

Peisistratus's tyranny begins

546 BCE

Persia conquers Ionia

546 BCE

Assassination of Hipparchus

514 BCE

Isagoras becomes archon

508 BCE

Cleisthenes reforms

507 BCE

Ionian revolt

499 BCE

Attack on Sardis

498 BCE

Battle of Ephesus

498 BCE

Storms at Mount Athos

492 BCE

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

Darius's Death

486 BCE

Silver found at Laurion

483 BCE

Formation of the Hellenic League

481 BCE

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

Battle of Artemisium

480 BCE

Battle of Salamis

480 BCE

Battle of Plataea

479 BCE

Battle of Mycale

479 BCE

Formation of the Delian League

478 BCE

Battle of Eurymedon

466 BCE

Ostracism of Cimon

461 BCE

Construction of the long walls begins

461 BCE

Peace of Callias

449 BCE

Thirty Years peace

445 BCE

Greco Persian Wars

499 - 449 BCE

The Peloponnesian Wars

460 - 404 BCE

Corcyra vs Corinth

435 - 433 BCE

Siege of Potidaea

433 - 430 BCE

Megarian Decree

432 BCE

Thebes and Plataea

431 BCE

Outbreak of Plague

430 BCE

Death of Pericles

429 BCE

Siege of Plataea

428 - 427 BCE

Mytilene Revolt

428 - 427 BCE

Battle of Pylos

425 BCE

Battle of Amphipolis

422 BCE

Peace of Nicias

421 -414 BCE

The Sicilian Debate

415 BCE

Alcibiades defects to Sparta

415 BCE

Sparta declares war on Athens (Decelean)

414 BCE

Battle of Epipolae

413 BCE

The Great Harbour Battle

413 BCE

Alcibiades defects to Persia

412 BCE

Battle of Cynossema

411 BCE

The Four Hundred

411 BCE

Restoration of Democracy

410 BCE

Spartan Persian Alliance

408 BCE

Lysander takes control

407 BCE

Battle of Notium

406 BCE

Battle of Arginusae

406 BCE

Battle of Aegospotami

405 BCE

Surrender of Athens

404 BCE

The foundation of Rome

753 BCE*

Formation of the Roman Republic

509 BCE

The First Secession

494 BCE

The Twelve Tables

449 BCE

Licinian-Sextian Laws

367 BCE

Genucian Laws

342 BCE

Ovinian Law

339 BCE

Ogulnian Law

300 BCE

Hortensian Law

287 BCE

Defeat of Tarquinius Superbus and the Latin League

499 BCE

Defeat of Aequi and Volsci

431 BCE

Siege of Veii

406 - 396 BCE

Gallic Sack of Rome

390 BCE

The First Samnite War

343 - 341 BCE

The Latin War

340 - 338 BCE

The Second Samnite War

326 - 304 BCE

The Third Samnite War

298 - 290 BCE

The Pyrrhic War

280 - 275 BCE

Creation of Consulship

509 BCE

Plebeian access to Consulship

367 BCE

Creation of Dictatorship

509 BCE

Plebeian access to Dictatorship

356 BCE

Creation of Praetorship

367 BCE

Plebeian Access to Praetorship

337 BCE

Creation of Censorship

443 BCE

Plebeian access to Censorship

351 BCE

Creation of Quaestorship

About 500 BCE

Plebeian access to Quaestorship

390 BCE

Creation of Aedileship

494 BCE

Creation of Tribuneship

494 BCE

Creation of Curule Aedileship

367 BCE

Mamertine occupation of Messena

288 BCE

Outbreak of the First Punic War

264 BCE

Alliance between Rome and Syracuse

263 BCE

Siege of Agrigentum

262 - 261 BCE

Battle of Mylae

260 BCE

Battle of Sulci

258 BCE

Battle of Tyndaris

257 BCE

Battle of Cape Ecnomus

256 BCE

Battle of Tunis

255 BCE

Battle of Hermaean Promontory

255 BCE

Capture of Panormus

254 BCE

Strom at Cape Palinurus

253 BCE

Siege of Lilybaeum

250 - 241 BCE

Battle of Drepana

249 BCE

Hamilcar Barca in Sicily

248 - 241 BCE