Hellenic Chronicle

A chronicle of the deeds of the Ancient Greeks.

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c. 1600 BC

The volcano at Thera erupted and earthquakes caused significant destruction in Minoan Crete.

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c. 1700 BC

Myceaenean civilisation begins to thrive in mainland Greece with its citadel architecture.

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c. 1900 BC

The earliest date for the construction of the Palace of Minos on Crete.

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This page is a chronicle of the Ancient Greeks from Spain to Bactria, Alexander to Zeno, from their earliest days to the end of antiquity!

Each day of posting will detail one year in the history of the Ancient Greeks!

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It will be a long way off but in which year do you think I should end this page?

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c. 3200 BC

The first Bronze Age cultures emerge on mainland Greece (Helladic), the Cyclades Islands (Cycladic) and on Crete (Minoan prepalatial).

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This page is dedicated to the Ancient Greeks: what they did, who they were, and where they went, from their earliest times to the end of antiquity!

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c. 3,400 BC

The earliest defensive stone structures were built at Dimini in Thessaly

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This page is dedicated to the Ancient Greeks: what they did, who they were, and where they went, from their earliest times to the end of antiquity.

From the shores of Britain to the borders of China, this is their story!

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A page chronicling the history of the Ancient Greeks from Spain to Bactria, Alexander to Zeno, from their earliest days to the end of antiquity!

Each day of posting will detail one year in the history of the Ancient Greeks!

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Though these people did not call themselves Greek and lived before the emergence of the Greek language/culture, I thought it would be good to briefly touch on the earliest origins of civilisation in Greece

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c. 7000-6500 BC

The earliest Neolithic settlements in what is now Greece are those at the Franchthi Cave in the Peloponnese, Sesklo in Thessaly and Revenia-Korinos in Piera, as well as Knossos in Crete.