Events mentioned in: Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Attica
- Ptolemy sends Patroclus to help Athenians fight Antigonus
- Patroclus aids the Athenians in strengthening their reinforcements
- Ptolemy wages war on Greece
- Menetheus sets sail for Troy
- Theseus offers his condolences to Minos after learning of Androgeos’ death
- Themistocles becomes an archon
- Themistocles makes Peiraeus the Athenian port
- Themistocles’ relatives bring his bones back to Athens from Magnesia
- Themistocles’ children place his portrait in the Parthenon
- Arcesilaus paints a picture of Leosthenes and his sons
- Leosthenes defeats the Macendonians
- Leosthenes forces the Macendonians into Lamia
- Leochares creates statues of Zeus and a Demos
- Conon builds a sanctuary of Aphrodite
- Conon defeats Lacedaemonian warships off the coast of Cnidus
- Antiope was carried off by Peirithous and Theseus
- Heracles attempts, in vain, to capture Themiscyra
- Antiope, for the love of Theseus, surrenders Themiscyra to Heracles
- Antiope is shot by Molpadia
- Molpadia is killed by Theseus
- Pindar recalls a tale of Antiope, Theseus and Peirithous
- Hegias tells the tale of Antiope, Theseus and Heracles
- Athenians tell the tale of Antiope, Molpadia and Theseus
- Conon restores South Athens walls after the battle at Cnidus
- Themistocles builds walls around Athens after the Persians retreat
- Athens’ walls are destroyed during the rule of The Thirty
- Euripides travels to King Archeaus in Macedonia
- Euripides dies
- Aeschylus and Simonides travel to Hiero at Syracuse
- Philonexus visits Dionysius’ court
- Antagoras of Rhodes and Aratus of Soli visit Antigonus at court
- Praxiteles carves a statue near a grave
- Praxiteles creates images of Demeter and Iacchus
- Cercrops becomes King of Attica
- Three daughters and a son are born to Cercrops
- The Celts dispossesses the Ilyrian and Macedonian people
- The Celts overtake Thessaly
- The Athenians set forth to Thermopylae with Callipus as their general
- The Athenians attempt to block the Celts from entering Greece
- The Celts overtake the Phocians and enter Greece
- Delphians, Phocians and Aetolians band together to fight the Gauls
- Hyperochus and Amadocus come to the aid of the Greeks
- Phyrrus joins the battle at Parnassus
- The Pergameni drive the last of the Gauls into the sea
- The Pergameni claim Ancyra and Pessinus
- Midas mixes water from the spring with wine to capture Silenus
- Leos sacrifices his daughters for the sake of the commonwealth
- Erechtheus defeats Eleusinians in battle
- Erechtheus kills Immaradus in battle
- Cecrops marries Agraulus
- Cecrops migrates to Euboea
- Pandion flees to Megara
- Ptolemy crosses into Egypt after Alexander the Great dies
- Ptolemy kills Cleomenes
- Ptolemy buries Alexander’s corpse with Macedonian rites
- Perdiccas brings Aridaeus and Alexander with him to Egypt in an attempt usurp Ptolemy
- Perdiccas is put to death
- Ptolemy urges Cassander and Lysimachus to join him in war against Antigonus
- Antigonus prepares for war
- Antigonus gives power over the Syrians and Phoenicians to Demetrius
- Antigonus travels with his army to Helespoint
- Ptolemy overtakes Demetrius in battle
- Ptolemy returns to Egypt
- Demetrius defeats Menelaus and Ptolemy at sea
- Ptolemy returns to Egypt to be overcome by Antigonus and Demetrius
- Ptolemy saves his empire against all odds
- Antigonus directs Demetrius to overtake the Rhodians
- Rhodians fight valiantly with the help of Ptolemy
- Antigonus enters into battle with Lysimachus
- Antigonus enters into battle with Cassander
- Antigonus enters into battle with the army of Seleucus
- Antigonus endures a long war with Eumenes
- Antigonus dies
- Cassander wins the throne of Macedonia with the aid of Antigonus
- Cassander betrays Antigonus
- Ptolemy diminishes the Syrians and the people of Cyprus
- Ptolemy reinstates Pyrrhus in Thesprotia
- Cyrene rebels against Ptolemy’s rule
- Magas overtakes Cyrene
- Ptolemy falls in love with Berenice
- Upon his death, Ptolemy leaves his kingdom to Ptolemy
- Ptolemy marries Arsinoe
- Argaeus brings Alexander’s corpse from Memphis
- Ptolemy orders the death of Argaeus
- Ptolemy orders the death of the son of Eurydice
- Magas leads the people of Cyrene in a revolt against Ptolemy
- Ptolemy strengthens Egypt’s entrance in anticipation of an attack
- The Marmaridae revolt
- Ptolemy foils the Gauls’ plot to overtake Egypt
- Magas convinces Antiochus to break his treaty with Ptolemy
- Antiochus prepares to attack Egypt
- Ptolemy expedites his forces amongst the subjects of Antiochus
- Antiochus is deterred from attacking Egypt
- Ptolemy aids Athenians in their battle against Antigonus
- Docimus surrenders to Lysimachus
- Eumenes gives the kingdom to Attalus
- Attalus forces the Gauls to retire from the sea
- Demosthenes is exiled to Kalaureia
- Demosthenes is welcomed back to Athens
- Demosthenes is once again exiled to Kalaureia
- Demosthenes commits suicide
- Archias brings the enemies of Macedonia to Antipater
- The Greeks are defeated in Thessaly
- Pausanias sees Alcamenes’ sculpture of Ares
- Pausanias sees Locrus’ statue of Athena
- Pausanias sees the sculpture of Enyo by the sons of Praxiteles
- Pausanias says that the Athenians ordered a statue of Pindar to be created
- Harmodius and Aristogiton kill Hipparchus
- Pausanias sees statues made by Critius and Antenor
- Xerxes invades Athens
- Antiochus returns statues to Athens
- Athenians vacate Athens
- Cleopatra sends Ptolemy away so he cannot claim the throne
- Cleopatra campaigns Egyptians to choose Alexander for their king
- Egyptians oppose Alexander’s potential place on the throne
- Cleopatra sends Alexander to Cyprus
- Cleopatra deceives the Egyptians, turning them against Ptolemy
- The Egyptians attempt to murder Ptolemy
- Ptolemy escapes the murderous grip of the Egyptians
- The Egyptians embrace Alexander as their king
- Alexander covertly orders Cleopatra assassinated
- The Egyptians discover Alexander is responsible for Cleopatra’s murder
- Alexander flees Egypt in fear
- Ptolemy is once again restored to the throne
- Ptolemy wages war against the Thebans
- Ptolemy dies
- The Athenians erect statues of Ptolemy and Berenice
- Alexander locks Lysimachus in a cage with a lion
- Lysimachus rules Thrace
- Lysimachus enters into battle with the Odrysae
- Lysimachus enters into battle with the Getae
- Lysimachus enters into battle with Dromichaetes
- Agathocles is taken captive by the Getae
- Lysimachus makes peace with Dromichaetes in order to get his son back
- Lysimachus marries his daughter to Dromichaetes to ensure peace
- Lysimachus is taken prisoner by Dromichaetes
- Agathocles negotiates Lysimachus’ release
- Lysimachus arranges for Agathocles to marry Lysandra
- Lysimachus aids in the eradication of Antigonus’ empire
- Lysimachus founds Ephesus
- Lysimachus destroys Lebedos and Colophon
- Lysimachus moves residents from Lebedos and Colophon into Ephesus
- Phoenix composes a lament for the capture of Colophon
- Lysimachus wars against Pyrrhus
- Lysimachus destroys the tombs of the Epeirot and casts out the bones of the dead
- Lysimachus destroys the city of Cardia
- Alexander and Cassander summon Demetrius to Macedon
- Demetrius murders Alexander
- Demetrius becomes ruler of Macedon
- Demetrius meets Lysimachus in battle at Amphipolis
- Phyrrus comes to the aid of Lysicmachus at Amphipolis
- Lysimachus claims Thrace
- Lysimachus expands his empire at the expense of the Nestians and Macedonians
- Demetrius travels to Asia to fight Seleucus
- Demetrius loses the battle with Seleucus
- The friendship between Lysimachus and Phyrrus ends
- Lysimachus wages war against Antigonus
- Lysimachus wages war against Pyrrhus
- Pyrrhus retreats to Epeirus
- Lysimachus conquers Macedonia
- Lysimachus marries Arsinoe
- Arsinoe orders the murder of Agathocles
- Arsinoe falls in love with Agathocles
- Arsinoe orders the murder of Agathocles
- Lysandra flees to Seleucus
- Alexander joins Lysandra and her family in their flight to Seleucus
- Seleucus declares war against Lysimachus
- Philetaerus captures Pergamus
- Philetaerus offers both himself and Pergamus to Seleucus
- Lysimachus travels to Asia to battle Seleucus
- Lysimachus is killed
- Alexander begs Lysandra to give him Lysimachus’ body
- Alexander buries Lysimachus’ body in Chersonesus
- Pyrrhus resides in Epeirus because of the prophecies of Helenus
- Pyrrhus has three sons by Andromache: Molossus, Pielus, and Pergamus
- Pyrrhus is murdered at Delphi
- Helenus marries Andromache
- Cestrinus is born to Andromache and Helenus
- Helenus dies
- Molossus inherits Helenus’ kingdom
- Cestrinus overtakes the region beyond the Thyamis river
- Pergamus crosses into Asia
- Pergamus kills Areius
- Olympias returns to Epeirus
- Arybbas joins Olympias’ campaign against Areidaeus
- Olympias is victorious
- Olympias is killed by Cassander
- Aeacides attempt to return to Epeirus is negated by Cassander
- Aeacides and Philip meet in battle
- Aeacides dies
- Acletas becomes king of Epeirus
- The Epeirots kill Acletas and his children
- Pyrrhus is reinstated as king of Epeirus
- Cassander wages war upon Pyrrhus
- Pyrrhus runs to Ptolemy for help
- Ptolemy gives Pyrrhus his stepdaughter for marriage
- Ptolemy uses his army to restore Pyrrhus to power in Epeirus
- Pyrrhus wages war on the Corcyraeans
- Pyrrhus wins Corcyra
- Pyrrhus expels Demetrius from Macedonia
- Pyrrhus becomes ruler of Macedonia
- Pyrrhus goes to war against the Romans
- Alexander dies amongst the Leucani
- Pyrrhus prepares for battle with the Romans
- The Romans attack the Tarentines
- Pyrrhus executes a surprise attack upon the Romans
- Pyrrhus sets his elephants loose on the Romans
- Alexander acquires elephants for battle
- Alexander subdues Porus and the Indians
- Pyrrhus aquires elephants from his battle with Demetrius
- The Romans, upon seeing elephants for the first time, are terrified
- The Syracusans bring Pyrrhus to Sicily
- The Carthagians destroy Greek enclaves in Sicily
- The Carthagians target Syracuse
- Pyrrhus leaves Tarentum upon news of Syracuse’s plight
- Pyrrhus engages in naval battle with Carthaginians
- The Epeirots join Pyrrhus in battle with Carthaginians
- Defeated, Pyrrhus returns with his ships to Tarentum
- Pyrrhus requests troops and money from Asian kings, including Antigonus
- Pyrrhus receives messages in reply to his request for money
- Pyrrhus gathers the leaders of the Epeirots and the Tarentines
- Pyrrhus declares reinforcements are en route, despite his not having read the letters
- Rumours spread that Macedonian and Asiatic tribes are coming to Pyrrhus’ aid
- Pyrrhus and his army march into the Ceraunian Mountains
- Pyrrhus declares war on Antigonus
- Pyrrhus overpowers the troops of Antigonus
- Pyrrhus weakens Macedonia and the Thessalians
- Cleonymus prevents Pyrrhus from overtaking Macedonia completely
- Cleonymus convinces Pyrrhus to invade Peloponnesus
- Cleonymus leads a hostile army into Lacedaemonian territory
- Cleombrotus is killed at the Battle of Leuctra
- Agesipolis dies
- Cleomenes becomes king of Sparta
- Acrotatus dies
- Cleomenes dies
- Areus claims the Spartan throne
- Demosthenes and his Athenian troops force the surrender of Spartans on Sphacteria
- The Spartans are defeated by Antipater and the Macedonians
- The Spartans go to war with Demetrius
- Spartan territory is invaded by Pyrrhus
- The Lacedaemonians ally with the Argives and Messenians
- The Lacedaemonians along with the Messenians and the Argives ride out to meet Pyrrhus in battle
- Pyrrhus wins the battle against the Lacedaemonians and their allies
- The citizens of Sparta prepare for a siege
- Antigonus travels to Peloponnesus to protect it from Pyrrhus
- Pyrrhus lands in Argos
- Pyrrhus dies
- Lyceas writes a poem abount Pyrrhus’ death
- Pelasgus welcomes Demeter into his home
- Crythansis tells Demeter about the rape of Persephone
- Trochilus flees Argos
- Trochilus arrives in Attica and gets married
- Eubleus is born
- Triptolemus is born
- Triptolemus and Ebuleus give Demeter information about Persephone
- Epimenides sleeps for forty years
- Epimenides writes poetry and purifies Athens
- Thales keeps the plague from the Lacedaemonians
- Polymnastus writes a poem about Thales for the Lacedaemonians
- The Persians land at Marathon
- Upon his tombstones, Aeschylus writes of his valor during the Persian invasion
- Aegeus establishes the Athenian cult of Aphrodite
- The Assyrians establish the cult of Aphrodite
- The Paphians of Cyprus establish the cult of Aphrodite
- The Phoenicians of Ascalon establish the cult of Aphrodite
- The Phoenicians teach the worship of Aphrodite to the people of Cytheria
- Pleistarchus is overtaken by the Athenians
- Apollodorus commands the mercenaries to victory, thus saving Perinthus from Phillip’s army
- Meles rejects Timagorus’ love, who jumps from the Altar of Anteros
- Meles feels remorse for Timagorus’ suicide and jumps from the Altar of Anteros
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