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3000-1400 BC
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Minoan civilisation centered on Crete develop linear A writing
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2000
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Indo European Achaeans settle Mycenae, Athens, Pylos and adopt Minoan culture,
linear B syllabic writing
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1450
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Destruction of Minoan palace at Knossos by tidal wave from Thera, followed by
Mycenaean conquest
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1240
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Troy VIIa destroyed by Mycenaeans to eliminate commercial competitior controling
the Dardanelles
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1200
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Invasion by Indo-European Dorians with iron weapons replacing bronze, Pylos destroyed
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1150-800
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Greek dark ages, civil wars, Mycenaean culture replaced by cruder Dorian, colonisation
of Ionian coasts
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800
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Development of the city-state "Polis", evolution from monarchy to oligarchy
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776
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Olympic games begin
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750
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Poet Hesiod preaches excellence, industriousness, moderation and justice in Athens
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735
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Militarist Spartan conquers Messenia
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700
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Colonies formed in Syracuse and Tarentum
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650
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Unsuccessful revolt of Messenia against Sparta
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621
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Evolution from oligarchy to tyrany, Draco institutes harsh laws at Athens
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594
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Solon (638-559) becomes archon at Athens. Serfdom abolished, government by property
owners
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550
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Pistratus (605-527) tyrant of Athens, promotes building and expansion
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508
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Cleisthenes introduces Athenian democracy, all freemen can vote.
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507
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Athens repels attack by Sparta
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500s
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Athens grows rapidly, acropolis rebuilt as religious shrine
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499-49
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Persian wars: Athenians repel repeated invasion by Persians
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480
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Athens sacked by the Persians
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479
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Rebuilding of Athens begins, fortification, walls enclose piraeus
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478
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Delian League formed to oppose Persia, from 467 controlled by Athens
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464-461
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Unsuccessful revolt by Messenia
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460-429
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Age of Pericles (495-20).
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447-438
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Parthenon is built.
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431-421
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Peloponneisan War between the Athenian and Spartan Leagues
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415-404
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War resumed, Athens defeated by Syracuse and Sparta
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403
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Spartan rule in Athens by Thirty Tyrants is overthrown
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399
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Socrates (470-399) forced to poison himself
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395-387
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Corinthian War between Sparta and Athens (allied with Persia); Spartan control
of Athens ends
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387
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Plato founds Academy
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371
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Thebes defeats Sparta, dominates Greece briefly
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355-338
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Sacred Wars (third and fourth) among various states. Two wars (355-46 and 339-38)
end in Macedonian control over Greece
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335
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Aristotle opens Lyceum
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334-324
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Alexander the Great (356-23) rapidly conquers vast empire from Greece to the Indus
Valley
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323-281
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Wars of the Diadochi, rival generals for control of the empire. After Corupedion
(281) divided into Macedonia, Seleucid Asia Minor, and Ptolemaic Egypt
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214-148
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Macedonian Wars: Greece becomes province of the Roman Empire
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