Time in 750 Bc

By the end of the Iron Age, amongst other things, coinage had been introduced, wheel thrown pottery was being made, there was an increased interest in personal appearance, people had started to live in larger and more settled communities, and the mortuary rites of society had changed.

1050-750 BC EARLY PERIOD of GREECE - First Greek migration to west coast of Asia minor. Few written records of this time period remain. Also, this era is known as the Dark Ages of Greece.

850-700 BC Distinct regional cultures develop in the Aegean. Mythology evolves, and Greek language gains an alphabet.

776 BC First Olympic Games

750-700 BC Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey

750-500 BC ARCHAIC PERIOD of GREECE- Greeks search for new land for agriculture. City-states are formed throughout the Mediterranean that function as political units or polis, each ruled by a king and a council.

735-700 BC First Greek colonies in Sicily.

730-710 BC Spartans conquer southwest Peloponnese in the First Messenian War.

700 BC Lelantine war in Euboia

736-656 BC 25th dynasty. Egypt ruled by Kushite pharaohs.

540 BC

Anaximander dies.