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The first olympic games got held in 776 BC
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Homer begins to write the lliad and odyessy
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first coins were made
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Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes. He establishes a constitution and is often called the "Father of Athenian Democracy". This is one of the great accomplishments of the Greek culture.
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The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek/Persian Wars.
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Sophocles begins to write plays for the theatre. Soon the theater becomes a very popular form of entertainment in Greece.
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Famous playwright Euripides wins first prize for the best play in Athens
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Sparta was in war with Athens
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Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, Plato, founds the first institution of higher learning in the western world. It's called the Academy.
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The great philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Aristotle, begins to tutor Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great).
