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477 BCE
Parthenon is Built
Built on the Acropolis to replace an existing temple. -
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. -
330
Start of Byzantine Empire
Roman Emperor Constantine adopted the city of Byzantium -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Byzantine Empire to Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire stormed Constantinople Therefore starting the Ottoman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1458
Ottomans capture Greece
Ottoman people travel south into Athens -
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
Ottoman absolute monarchy stops -
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
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
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed because they were Christian and are liable to Imperial Russia.
