13/11/2013 · The Mycenaean Civilization (approximately 1900-1100 BCE) is commonly acknowledged as the beginning of Greek culture, even though we know almost nothing about the Mycenaeans save what can be determined through archaeological finds and through Homer's account of their war with Troy as recorded in the Iliad.

06/04/2020 · The civilization of Ancient Greece emerged into the light of world history in the 8th century BC. Normally it is regarded as coming to an end when Greece fell to the Romans, in 146 BC. However, major Greek (or “Hellenistic”, as modern scholars call them) kingdoms lasted longer than this. Click to see full answer.

Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey. However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea. How did the Greek civilization start? In the 8th century BC, Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages which followed ...

Athens begin building naval fleet: 483 BCE : Aristides ostracized: 482 BCE : Xerxes marches on Greece Battle of Thermopylae Persians burn the Acropolis Athens and allies defeat Persian fleet at naval battle of Salamis: 480 BCE: Classical Period (480-323 ) Transitional (480-450) Battle of Plataea Greeks defeat Persian army: 479 BCE