Greek Timeline

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  • Bronze Age begins in Greece
    3000 BCE

    Bronze Age begins in Greece

    marking early civilization and metallurgy
  • Period: 800 BCE to 146 BCE

    Ancient Greece rises and falls,

    including the emergence of city-states, Persian Wars, and eventual Roman conquest.
  • First Olympic Games held in Greece.
    776 BCE

    First Olympic Games held in Greece.

  • Fall of Western Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of Western Roman Empire

    often cited as the start of the Middle Ages in Europe.
  • Period: 871 to 899

    Alfred the Great rules England.

  • Schism between Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches begins
    1054

    Schism between Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches begins

    major split in Christianity.
  • Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans,
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans,

    ending Byzantine Empire and Hundred Years’ War in Europe.
  • Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas,
    1492

    Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas,

    starting European colonization.
  • United States Declaration of Independence

    United States Declaration of Independence

    establishes the country’s sovereignty.
  • French Revolution begins,

    French Revolution begins,

    influencing European and global politics.
  • Period: to

    Greek War of Independence

    from Ottoman Empire leads to modern Greece’s foundation.
  • King Otto appointed as first king of independent Greece.

    King Otto appointed as first king of independent Greece.

  • European revolutions

    European revolutions

    spread liberal and nationalist ideas.
  • Period: to

    American Civil War.

  • Greece expands after the Balkan Wars.

    Greece expands after the Balkan Wars.

  • Period: to

    World War I

    affects Europe, America, and Greece.
  • Period: to

    Greco-Turkish War

    follows Ottoman collapse.
  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins

    in USA, impacts Europe.
  • Period: to

    World War II

    global conflict involving Europe, USA, and Greece.
  • Atomic bombings in Japan

    Atomic bombings in Japan

    and end of WWII.
  • Period: to

    Cold War era

    division of Europe (Iron Curtain), establishment of NATO, events like Cuban Missile Crisis in the US.
  • September 11 attacks

    September 11 attacks

    reshape American foreign policy.
  • Greek financial crisis

    Greek financial crisis

    impacts European economy.
  • COVID-19 pandemic

    COVID-19 pandemic

    disrupts life globally.