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Was originally a festival or celebration for the God, Zeus. It was a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states
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The First Messenian War was a war between Messenia and Sparta. It began in 743 BC and ended in 724 BC, according to the dates given by Pausanias.
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Was a King of Sparta of the 10th Agiad dynasty. and changed some of the constitution of Sparta.
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Was a king of Macedonia and he fled from Argos to Macedonia to and conquers the land
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A military conflict between the two city state.
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Polydorus is murdered by polymarchus
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Are all unsuccessful.
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or 634. He establishes a Greek colony in Cyrene in Libya
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was an athenian noble, seizes Acropolis and tries to make himself however he fails.
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Was an Athenian lawgiver, issues code of laws, with many crimes punishable by death.
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Athenian statesman, becomes Archon (the chief magistrate)
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Athenian general, organises Diakrioi party of poor people.
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was the son of cyrus the great takes Egypt
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becomes sole ruler after the death of hipparchus
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Greek reformer, takes power, increases 'democracy'
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Athenians, defeat Darius at marathon, phidippides runs with news
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Battle against the Persians.
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Greek poet, flourishes on island of lesbos