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Bronze Age Begins in GreeceThe Beginning of the Trojan WarIron is introduced and the Iron Age beginsThe city-states of Athens and Sparta emerge and become major powers in the regionThe first Olympics takes place at OlympiaHomer writes the epic poemsThe Greek Tyrants come into powerMath genius Pythagoras is born. He will develop the Pythagorean TheoremAthens develops the first democracyThe Greeks defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persian war endedThe Second Persian War ends when the Greeks defeat the Persians at the Battle of SalamisThe Golden Age of Athens begins with the rule of PericlesThe Parthenon is completed in AthensA plague strikes Athens killing thousandsAthens is defeated by Sparta to end the Peloponnesian WarSocrates is put to deathSparta is defeatedPlato founds the Academy, the first western institution of higher learningAthens and Thebes are defeated by Phillip II of MacedoniaAlexander the Great becomes kingAlexander the Great conquers much of Asia including Persia and EgyptAlexander the Great dies. The Greek Empire is the largest in world history. After his death, the empire becomes fragmented and begins to declineEuclid writes Elements, a famous mathematical textThe Roman Empire conquers Macedonia and it becomes part of the Roman EmpireAthens is burned by Roman soldiers in response to a Greek revoltAll of Greece becomes part of the Roman Empire after Marc Antony is defeated at the Battle of ActiumByzantium is founded by Constantine the Great. Greece is part of the Western Roman Empire, also called ByzantiumThe Olympic games are ended by Roman emperor TheodosiusThe Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople and topple the Byzantium Empire. Greece becomes part of the Ottoman Empire.The Greek War of Independence begins with the help of Britain and France.Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.The Ottoman Empire is defeated by Great Britain, France, and Russia at the Battle of NavarinoKing Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece. The Greek War of Independence comes to an endWorld War I begins. Greece is neutral at firstGreece joins the Allies in the fight against the Central PowersWorld War I ends. Greece gains some territory from the warThe Greek monarchy is abolished and the country becomes a republicJohn Metaxas gains power and becomes dictator of GreeceWorld War II begins. Greece remains neutral at the startGermany invades Greece. Greece is occupied by the Germans for the next four years. Many Greeks die from famine during this timeGreece is liberated from Germany by the AlliesThe start of the Greek Civil War between the communist and the royalist parties. The communists are defeated by 1949Greece forms a democracy with a new constitution and a parliament. Subsequent years are filled with coups and changes of power from a parliament to a monarchyGreece forms a new parliamentary republic with a new constitution.Greece joins the European Union. Andreas Papandreou is elected prime minister for the first timeThe Euro becomes the official currency replacing the drachmaAthens hosts the Olympic gamesThe country enters an economic crisisUnemployment climbs to over 26%. The youth unemployment nears 60%
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