Hellenistic Greece: 323-146 BCE. This is the time period of Alexander the Great. In their culture they were learning about medicine. Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire: 334-323 BCE Peloponnesian War: 431 BCE. This war was between Athens and Sparta. Sparta allied with the Persian people and won. Greece starts to decline. Golden Era: 460-429 BCE Persian War: 492 BCE This was between Persia and Greece. There was a victory at Marathons. The Greek ended up winning this war First Olympic Games: 776 BCE. Some of the events from the first Olympic games to the Olympic games today are very similar. Ancient Olympics took one day to complete and today it takes up to 2 weeks. Greek City States: 800-500 BCE. Greek myths and legends were important here. The first Olympic games were in this time period. Early Greece: occurred from2000-800 BCE Minoans: 2000-1400 BCE. They traded goods and had no written language. Mycenaeans: 1400-1200 BCE. This was the time of the Trojan War. Dorians: 1100-800 BCE. This era was considered to be the "Dark Age." This is the time of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey