 Nguva yezana ramakore rechishanu BC muGreek yekare inowanzoonekwa sekutanga muna 500 BC uye kupera muna 404 BC, kunyangwe izvi zvichikurukurwa. Zana rino ramakore rinonyanyofundwa mumurangariro weAtene, sezvo Atene yakasiya nhauro dzakawanda, mitambo nemimwe mibato yakanyorwa kupfuura dzimwe nyika dzechiGiriki. Kana munhu akatarira kuAtene, manyuko edu makuru, munhu angarangarira kuti zana rino ramakore rinovamba muna 510 P.N.V., nokuwa kwomuudzvinyiriri weAtene uye kugadziridza kwaCleisthenes. Kana munhu akatarira nyika yose yechiGiriki, zvisinei, tingaisa mavambo ayo paKupandukira kweIonia muna 500 BC, uko kwakaparira hondo yokutanga yePersia muna 492 BC. VaPersia vanonzi vaMedhia pakupedzisira vakakundwa muna 490 BC. Kuedza kwechipiri kwevaPezhiyaAkakundikana muna 480479 BC. Sangano reDelian rakabva raumbwa, pasi pokutonga kweAtene uye sechiridzwa cheAtene. Kuwedzeredza kweAtene kwakakonzera kumukira kwakati pakati pemaguta akabatana, ayo ose akaiswa pasi nesimba, asi simba reAtene pakupedzisira rakamutsa Sparta uye rakaunza Hondo yePeloponnesian muna 431 BC. Pashure pokunge mativi ose ari maviri aneta, rugare rwechinguvana rwakavapo, uye ipapo hondo yakatangazve kuti Sparta ibetserwe. Atene yakakurirwa zvachose muna 404 BC, uye dzimwe nharo dzomukati meAtene dzakagumisa zana ramakore rechishanu muGreece. 