The formation of the city-state
the formation of the city-state, the classical period, the expedition of Alexander the Great and other important events in Ancient
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Archaic Period
Harmodius and Aristogeiton
Harmodius (Greek: Ἁρμόδιος, Harmódios) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων, Aristogeíton; both died 514 BC) were two lovers from ancient Athens. They became
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The Battle of Salamis
With defeat at Thermopylae, the inconclusive naval battle at Artemision, and Xerxes’ Persian army on the rampage, the Greek city-states
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Thermopylae Battle
Thermopylae is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece which was the site of several battles in antiquity,
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