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CNGC1PARTHENON-ARMENIANGENOCIDE

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  • Parthenon is Built
    477 BCE

    Parthenon is Built

    Built on the Acropolis to replace an existing temple.
  • Jesus's death
    1 BCE

    Jesus's death

    Christianity spreads to Armenia soon after Jesus dies due to two of Jesus's apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew.
  • Start of Byzantine Empire
    330

    Start of Byzantine Empire

    Roman Emperor Constantine adopted the city of Byzantium
  • Fall of Byzantine Empire to Ottoman Empire
    May 29, 1453

    Fall of Byzantine Empire to Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman Empire stormed Constantinople Therefore starting the Ottoman Empire.
  • Ottomans capture Greece
    Jan 1, 1458

    Ottomans capture Greece

    Ottoman people travel south into Athens
  • Ottoman destroy the Parthenon

    Ottoman destroy the Parthenon

    Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. This severely damaged the PArthenon
  • "Young Turks" overthrow Sultan Abdul Hamid II

    "Young Turks" overthrow Sultan Abdul Hamid II

    Ottoman absolute monarchy stops
  • Adana massacre

    Adana massacre

    Some reactionary Ottoman military elements, joined by Islamic theological students, they aimed to return control of the country to the Sultan and the rule of Islamic law. This caused riots and Armenians were accused of supporting this.
  • Balkan Wars

    Balkan Wars

    First battle was a defeat to the Ottoman Empire.The Turkish nationalist movement in the country gradually came to view Anatolia as their last refuge. That the Armenian population formed a significant minority in this region later figured prominently in the calculations of the Three Pashas, who carried out the Armenian Genocide.
  • Armenian Genocide begins

    Armenian Genocide begins

    An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed because they were Christian and are liable to Imperial Russia.