Tell about Greece history ?

The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation. They didn't live on mainland Greece but on the nearby island of Crete, between 2200BC and 1450BC.

. They were known as the Minoans after their legendary king, Minos.

For instance the chariot racing was an Etruscan origin.

After the Minoans came the Mycenaean civilisation, from mainland Greece.

They were fine builders and traders, but they were also great soldiers

Despite the persistence, Romans resented this dominance in 509 BC

They famously fought in the battle of Troy.

Homer, an important Greek writer, told stories of the Mycenaean age in his books The Iliad and The Odyssey.

The Greek were very democratic.

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They did not have a single but instead the people chose a group of men that governed them.

In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation slowly emerged again.

The Greeks started trading more with the outside world, they held the first Olympic Games and they fought off the invading Persian army

On the other hand the Romans were semi democratic.

This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history.

Yes they were governed by the senate but this senate composed of only the rich upper class and a single emperor possessed all the political power

During this time many of the cities in Greece were ruled by a king-like figure.During this time many of the cities in Greece were ruled by a king-like figure.

Around 480BC Greece entered a golden age which lasted for 200 years.

The people built fantastic temples, made scientific discoveries

It should be noted that both cultures were great builders.

wrote plays and founded the first proper democracy. Historians call this Classical Greece.

The final period of Greek history is known as the Hellenistic period. This lasted from 323BC to 30BC

Today many tourists admire the ruins in Athens and Rome and flock in thousands to visit unearthed towns from the primordial world like Pergamum and Ephesus.

when the Romans took control of Greece. The Romans didn't destroy Greek life, though

. These are located in Turkey but are both Greek ruins.