Humanities › History & Culture Hellenistic Greece Timeline Share Flipboard Email Print History & Culture Ancient History and Culture Greece Figures & Events Ancient Languages Egypt Asia Rome Mythology & Religion American History African American History African History Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More By N.S. Gill N.S. Gill Ancient History and Latin Expert M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota B.A., Latin, University of Minnesota N.S. Gill is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. She has been featured by NPR and National Geographic for her ancient history expertise. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on May 09, 2018 A history timeline of the Hellenistic period of ancient Greek history. Fourth Century - 300s B.C. Heritage Images/Getty Images / Getty Images 323 B.C.: Alexander the Great died. 323-322 B.C.: Lamian War (Hellenic War). 322-320 B.C.: First Diadochi war. 321 B.C.: Perdiccas assassinated. 320-311 B.C.: Second Diadochi war. 319 B.C.: Antipater died. 317 B.C.: Philip III of Macedonia assassinated. 316 B.C.: Menander wins prize. 310 B.C.: Zeno of Citium founds Stoic school in Athens. Roxane and Alexander IV are executed. 307 B.C.: Epicurus founds school in Athens. 301 B.C.: Battle of Ipsus. Division of the empire into 4 parts. 300 B.C.: Euclid founds mathematical school in Athens. Third Century - 200s B.C. Stock Montage / Getty Images 295-168 B.C.: Antigonid Dynasty rules Macedonia. 282 B.C.: Archimedes studies in Alexandria. 281 B.C.: Achaean League. Seleucus assassinated. 280 B.C.: Colossus of Rhodes built. 280-275 B.C.: Pyrrhic War. 280-277 B.C.: Celtic invasions. 276-239 B.C.: Antigonus Gonatas king of Macedonia. 267-262 B.C.: Chremonidean War. 224 B.C.: Earthquake destroys Colossus. 221 B.C.: Philip V king of Macedonia. 239-229 B.C.: Demetrius II king of Macedonia. 229-221 B.C.: Antigonus III king of Macedonia. 221-179 B.C.: Philip V king of Macedonia. 214-205 B.C.: First Macedonian War. 202-196 B.C.: Roman intervention in Greek affairs. Second Century - 100s B.C. Ruins of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Ryan Vinson 192-188 B.C.: Seleucid War 187-167 B.C.: Macedonian War. 175 B.C.: Temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens. 149 B.C.: Greece becomes a Roman province. 148 B.C.: Rome sacks Corinth. 148 B.C.: Macedonia becomes a Roman province. Source: World Timelines.org.uk Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Gill, N.S. "Hellenistic Greece Timeline." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/hellenistic-greece-timeline-118319. Gill, N.S. (2021, February 16). Hellenistic Greece Timeline. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/hellenistic-greece-timeline-118319 Gill, N.S. "Hellenistic Greece Timeline." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/hellenistic-greece-timeline-118319 (accessed June 7, 2023). copy citation