10th cent. BC.: Foundation of the sanctuary
ca. 700 BC.: Hesiod refers to Claros («Melampodia»)
7th cent. BC.: First architectural formations on the site
end 7th cent. BC.: The cults of Apollo and Artemis in Claros are mentioned for the first time
mid- 6th cent. BC.: Replacement of an older altar with a new one, construction of an altar to Artemis
end 4th cent. BC.: The oracle on the refoundation of Smyrna is given. This is the first certain reference to the oracle's function
3th cent. BC.: The foundation and the marble staircase of the Apollo temple are completed
AD 18: Germanicus visits Claros
AD 117- 138: During Hadrian's reign the temple is comleted