472 - 410 BC     Greeks theatre thrives in Athens. Many of the most famous Greek plays are written during this time.         462 - 429 BC     Perikles is the popular leader at Athens as the general of the Athenian army   432 BC     The Parthenon in Athens is finished being built.         431 - 404 BC       War between Athens and Sparta (the Peloponnesian war) 428 BC     The revolt of Mytilene         404 BC     Sparta defeats Athens.   338 BC     Philip, king of Macedonia, takes control of Greece.         336 - 323 BC     Alexander the Great, son of Philip, conquers most of the known world as far east as India. 146 BC     Rome conquers Greece - Greece becomes part of the Roman empire.           about 750 BC     Early Greek culture. Homer writes the epics 'The Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. by 450 BC     Athens becomes a very powerful city, and controls an empire.         146 BC     Romans capture Corinth and conquer Greece. End of Greek empire. 455 AD     End of Roman empire.