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c. 2000 BCE
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First palace-centered state in Europe established at Knossos
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c. 1450 BCE
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Major volcanic eruption on Thera, Santorini
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600 BCE
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Sappho of Lesbos composes sensual poems
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468 BCE
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Sophocles begins career as playwright in Athens
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431 BCE
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Euripedes composes Medea play
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430 BCE
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First performance of Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King.
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2 Sep 31 BCE
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Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.
