c. 12th century BCE★★★★★
Late Bronze Age collapse
Many Eastern Mediterranean states, including the Hittite Empire, collapse or decline sharply during a prolonged period of upheaval.
PoliticsWar· Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Greece
Timeline
6 events12th century BCE
6th century BCE
- c. 508 BCE★★★★★
Reforms of Cleisthenes lay foundations of Athenian democracy
Cleisthenes reorganizes Athenian citizens into new tribes and broadens political participation, often seen as the birth of Athenian democracy.
Politics· Greece
4th century BCE
- 336 BCE★★★★★
Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedon
After the assassination of Philip II, his son Alexander, then about 20, succeeds to the Macedonian throne.
Politics· Greece - 323 BCE★★★★★
Death of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great dies in Babylon aged 32, leaving an empire stretching from Greece to India.
DeathPolitics· Iraq, Greece
4th century
- February 27, 380★★★★★
Edict of Thessalonica
Emperor Theodosius I proclaims Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
ReligionPolitics· Greece
20th century
- November 1, 1993★★★★★
European Union established by the Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty enters into force, formally establishing the European Union and laying the groundwork for a single currency.
TreatyPolitics· Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal