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The Olympics began in Southern Greece. Wars would temporarily stop and everyone allowed the Olympic participants to travel safely to the games.
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Greek scientist Thales of Miletus was the first person to successfully predict a solar eclipse. He also made many other scientific theories and some skills that we still use to this day.
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Persian leader Cyrus the second used his military to take over land and build up the Persian Empire
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Sparta and Athens were rivaling for the position of most powerful Greek polis.
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This is just one example of some of the great minds that Greece produced. They had many famous philosophers, scientists, and even historical writers like Thucydides (460-404 BCE). Thucydides wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War and his version is still the single most significant account of the war to this day.
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The Peloponnesian War between the Spartans who allied with the Persians and the Athens. This war had a big impact all across Greece causing changes in the way Poleis set up their armies. The war ended in 404 BCE.
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Alexander the Great became king and immediately started working his way towards taking over Persia. He began fighting and winning many battles.
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Alexander and his army officially took over the Persian capital and therefore, taking over Persia.
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Alexander passed away without naming an heir to his throne. This led to decades of fighting in attempts to become the new ruler.
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The fighting ended and his land was divided into the three kingdoms of Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Seleucus.
