{"slug": "greeks", "label": "Greeks", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539051", "qid": "Q539051", "description": "ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt and, to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-1649, 1914], "span_label": ["1650 BCE", "1914 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "achaemenid-empire", "label": "Achaemenid Empire", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anatolia", "label": "Anatolia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyprus", "label": "Cyprus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cilicia", "label": "Cilicia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arabbyzantine-wars", "label": "Arab–Byzantine wars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tarsus-mersin", "label": "Tarsus, Mersin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nikephoros-ii-phokas", "label": "Nikephoros II Phokas", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mopsuestia", "label": "Mopsuestia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -1649, "year_label": "1650 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "c. 1650 BC—Greeks start to live in Mycenae.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242605770#Events_and_trends", "title": "1650s BC", "revid": 1242605770, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -527, "year_label": "528 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "528 BC—Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek philosopher (b. 585 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365042826#Deaths", "title": "520s BC", "revid": 1365042826, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -479, "year_label": "480 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August", "text": "August – The Persians achieve a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium, a promontory on the north coast of Euboea. The Greek fleet holds its own against the Persians in three days of fighting but withdraws southward when news comes of the defeat at Thermopylae.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342344662#Greece", "title": "480 BC", "revid": 1342344662, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -336, "year_label": "337 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "At a Pan-Hellenic Conference in Corinth, Philip II of Macedon announces the formation of the League of Corinth to liberate the Greek cities of Asia Minor from Persian rule, ostensibly because the Persian King, Arses, refuses to make reparations to Philip for Artaxerxes III's aid to the city of Perinthus when it was resisting Philip. All the Greek cities (except Sparta) and the Greek islands swear their support to the league and to recognise Philip as president of the League. Philip establishes a council of representatives from all the Greek states, which is empowered to deliberate and decide on the actions to be taken. However, the real power lies with Philip who is declared commander of the League's army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373385964#Greece", "title": "337 BC", "revid": 1373385964, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -245, "year_label": "246 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Sporadic riots in Egypt, continued rejection by Egyptians of foreign rule, and military conflicts with the Greeks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358219611#Egypt", "title": "246 BC", "revid": 1358219611, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -119, "year_label": "120 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Hipparchus, Greek astronomer and mathematician, on Rhodes (approximate date) (b. c. 190 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368395489#Deaths", "title": "120 BC", "revid": 1368395489, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 965, "year_label": "965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Tarsus and Mopsuestia. The Muslim residents abandon the defense and flee into Syria. Nikephoros completes the conquest of Cilicia; Muslim raids into Anatolia (modern Turkey) permanently cease. Byzantine troops under General Niketas Chalkoutzes occupy Cyprus, liberating the Greek population from Muslim domination.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371364470#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "965", "revid": 1371364470, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1914, "year_label": "1914 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 28", "text": "February 28 – The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus is proclaimed by ethnic Greeks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373518346#February", "title": "1914", "revid": 1373518346, "section": "Events › February"}}]}