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776 BCE: The first of these takes place to honor Zeus.
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621 BCE: This man takes power in Athens and introduces harsh new laws, many with the penalty of death.
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508 BCE: This political system is introduced, and it will become one of Greece's greatest contributions to the modern world.
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490 BCE: The Greeks battle this Middle Eastern group for independence.
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490 BCE: This battle, decisive for the Athenians, was fought in just one afternoon.
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480 BCE: According to legend, 300 Spartans held off thousands of invading Persians in this battle - there are many different "truths" to this tale.
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468 BCE: This playwright, who wrote Oedipus the King (or Oedipus Rex), begins his career.
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432 BCE: This temple to the goddess Athena was completed.
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431 BCE: These wars, between Athens and Sparta, begin.
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399 BCE: This philosopher was put to death because it was believed that his ideas were corrupting the young.
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386 BCE: Plato establishes this school.
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336 BCE: This man becomes king when Philip of Macedon (his father) is assassinated.
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332 BCE: Alexander conquers this nation, and calls the capital Alexandria.
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323 BCE: This period begins after the death of Alexander the Great.
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146 BCE: This empire defeats the Greeks at the Battle of Corinth, and Greece becomes part of Rome.
