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The Olympics were a series of athletic competitions dedicated to the god, Zeus. The players in the game were representatives of city states, also known as polis. The game involved footraces, javelin and wrestling matches. The Games took places at Olympia, Egypt.
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A war between Messenia and Sparta, resulting in Spartan victory. It is believed the war began over cattle theft, after a Messenian leased grazing land and sold the cows living there. Polychares also murdered the son of a Spartan, resulting in violence. Messenia suffered a loss of sovereignty, the Spartans taking away parts of their land.
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known for supplementing the policy that the king and Gerousia could together veto decisions made by Sparta Apella.
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The king fled from Argos to the upper parts of Macedonia into the city of Lebaia, settling into the land.
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The king of Sparta displays his strict policies in their oligarchy government
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Military conflict between Greek polis Chalcis and Eretia. The reason for the war was over fertile land in Lantine plain on the island of Euboa. The war grew with other city states taking sides. The first Greek war that involved allies over singular city states. The result of the war is uncertain.
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Polydorus is murdered by Polymarchus
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arguably the most ambitious and successful ruler
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A war between the Ancient Greek states of Messenia and Sparta, was the result of revolt by the helot population of Messenia, supported with the aid of the Argives.
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Corinth, an ancient Peloponnese area is subject to tyranny from Cypselus, the richest archaic polis
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Battus establishes a Greek colony in Cyrene, Libya. The first Greek king in Africa.
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The Athenian noble seizes Acropolis, Athens and tries to make himself king but fails
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The Athenian lawgiver establishes laws which can be punishable by death. The first recorded legislator of Athens, Ancient Greece. The laws were harsh, giving the death penalty to people who stole foods.
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Solon, an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet becomes Archon, the chief magistrate
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Sappho, a Greek poet who lived on the island of Lesbos, Greece. He is widely regarded as one of the best Ancient Greek poets.
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The Athenian general, son of Hippocrates organises the party of poor people, Diakrioi. He took away privileges from the aristocrats and provided land and resources to the poor.