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The first Olympic games were held in 776 BCE and according to legend was founded by Hercules
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Homer the poet composes the odyssey which was the second of the two epic poems
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Athens started advancing in politics and started a democracy during the Classical Age
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The Greeks defeat Persian invaders, it was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and the Persian invaders commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.
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It was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes
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Athens took over the Persian Empire with a total of around 150 - 330 members
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There were Greek plays perforemed in Athens
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Parthenon is taken down by Athens *couldn't find info
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An ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.
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The Greeks were finally defeated at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. Rome completely destroyed and plundered the city of Corinth as an example to other Greek cities
