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Key Events

FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY 594 BCE

An Athenian archon named Solon passes a series of constitutional reforms that open up political representation based on wealth to a wider array of citizens.

594 BCE

492 BCE

PERSIAN INVASION 492 BCE

Starting half a century of conflict, Darius the Great invades Greece with the intention of adding the Aegean city states to his dominant empire.

MARATHON 11 SEPTEMBER 490 BCE

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