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Boring Greece
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Middle Monkey
⟶ Updated 8 Jan 2018 ⟶
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Events
Bronze Age Begins in Greece
The Beginning of the Trojan War
Iron is introduced and the Iron Age begins
The city-states of Athens and Sparta emerge and become major powers in the region
The first Olympics takes place at Olympia
Homer writes the epic poems
The Greek Tyrants come into power
Math genius Pythagoras is born. He will develop the Pythagorean Theorem
Athens develops the first democracy
The Greeks defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persian war ended
The Second Persian War ends when the Greeks defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis
The Golden Age of Athens begins with the rule of Pericles
The Parthenon is completed in Athens
A plague strikes Athens killing thousands
Athens is defeated by Sparta to end the Peloponnesian War
Socrates is put to death
Sparta is defeated
Plato founds the Academy, the first western institution of higher learning
Athens and Thebes are defeated by Phillip II of Macedonia
Alexander the Great becomes king
Alexander the Great conquers much of Asia including Persia and Egypt
Alexander the Great dies. The Greek Empire is the largest in world history. After his death, the empire becomes fragmented and begins to decline
Euclid writes Elements, a famous mathematical text
The Roman Empire conquers Macedonia and it becomes part of the Roman Empire
Athens is burned by Roman soldiers in response to a Greek revolt
All of Greece becomes part of the Roman Empire after Marc Antony is defeated at the Battle of Actium
Byzantium is founded by Constantine the Great. Greece is part of the Western Roman Empire, also called Byzantium
The Olympic games are ended by Roman emperor Theodosius
The 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 Navarino
King Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece. The Greek War of Independence comes to an end
World War I begins. Greece is neutral at first
Greece joins the Allies in the fight against the Central Powers
World War I ends. Greece gains some territory from the war
The Greek monarchy is abolished and the country becomes a republic
John Metaxas gains power and becomes dictator of Greece
World War II begins. Greece remains neutral at the start
Germany invades Greece. Greece is occupied by the Germans for the next four years. Many Greeks die from famine during this time
Greece is liberated from Germany by the Allies
The start of the Greek Civil War between the communist and the royalist parties. The communists are defeated by 1949
Greece 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 monarchy
Greece forms a new parliamentary republic with a new constitution.
Greece joins the European Union. Andreas Papandreou is elected prime minister for the first time
The Euro becomes the official currency replacing the drachma
Athens hosts the Olympic games
The country enters an economic crisis
Unemployment climbs to over 26%. The youth unemployment nears 60%