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The games were originally a festival honoring Zeus. The games were held every four years.
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Significant events in Greek history.
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First Messenian War starts. This is a war between Sparta and Messenia that lasted many years.
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The Iliad and Odyssey was written by homer.
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Colony of Cyrene created.
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A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws to Athens that are punishable by death. These are called Draconian law.
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First coins are made in Greece
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Solon renews the laws of Athens.
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Kleisthenes reforms the Athenian constitution and Athens becomes a democracy!
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Battle of Marathon: Greece versus Persia I (Greece wins!)
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Famous playwright Euripides wins first prize for the best play in Athens.
