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The eastern Mediterranean is called one of the cradles of civilization. From 3000–2000 B.C. a Minoan civilization flourished on the island of Crete. From 1400–1100 B.C. the Myceans established kingdoms in Peloponnesus. Following that was a period of strong city-states. A fusion of the Greek and Persian cultures under Alexander the Great created the Hellenistic civilization. Some subsequent key dates and events in the history of Greece are as follows: | The eastern Mediterranean is called one of the cradles of civilization. From 3000–2000 B.C. a Minoan civilization flourished on the island of Crete. From 1400–1100 B.C. the Myceans established kingdoms in Peloponnesus. Following that was a period of strong city-states. A fusion of the Greek and Persian cultures under Alexander the Great created the Hellenistic civilization. Some subsequent key dates and events in the history of Greece are as follows: | ||
'''B.C. 146: | '''B.C. 146:''' Rome conquered Greece | ||
'''A.D. 285: | '''A.D. 285:''' Rome divided with two capitals one in Rome and one in Byzantium (Greek city later renamed Constantinople) | ||
'''1453: | '''1453:''' Constantinople fell to the Turks and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire | ||
'''1821: | '''1821:''' Greek war of independence against Ottoman rule began | ||
'''1827: | '''1827:''' Greek independence achieved | ||
'''1832: | '''1832:'''Monarchy established over Greece | ||
'''1863: | '''1863:''' Ionian Islands ceded to Greece by Great Britain | ||
'''1881: | '''1881:''' Thessaly and part of Epirus ceded to Greece by Turkey | ||
'''1913: | '''1913:''' Crete, Macedonia, and the Aegea Islands ceded to Greece by Turkey | ||
'''1918: | '''1918:''' Western Thrace ceded to Greece by Bulgaria | ||
'''1920: | '''1920:''' Eastern Thrace and part of Asia Minor granted to Greece | ||
'''1923: | '''1923:''' Eastern Thrace and part of Asia Minor returned to Turkey | ||
'''1947'''<nowiki>: | '''1947'''<nowiki>: Dodecanese Islands ceded to Greece by Italy</nowiki> | ||
'''1973: | '''1973:''' Monarchy abolished; Greece declared a republic | ||
'''1981: | '''1981:''' Greece became tenth member of the European Community | ||
The Family History Library has some published national, regional, and local histories for Greece. You can find histories in the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | The Family History Library has some published national, regional, and local histories for Greece. You can find histories in the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | ||
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