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361
Thracians
The Thracians lived in what is now known as Bulgaria from about 3500 B.C they were incoropated into the Roman Empire by the first century A.D -
546
full occupation by the perisans
546 BCE the Perisans gained full control of the large island of Cpyrus by the Cyprus kings sending a letter to to King Cyrus surrendering all of their kingdoms and aid him with military. The persian leader remained there until 323 BCE, freeing the island of Cyprus. -
Jan 1, 776
The Olympic Games
The Olympic games can be traced back to 776 B.C.. The Olympic games were origionally dedicated to the gods, as a sign of gratitude. But in 393 A.D. Emperor Theodosius claimed the Olympic games part of a "pagan cult" and baned the games. -
Feb 17, 1396
Invasion on Bulgaria
Bulgars were invaded by the Ottoman Empire which made Bulgaria a Turkish providence until 1878 -
Jan 1, 1494
Decline in Ottoman Empires economy
After the reign of the Sultan Suleyman the Ottoman empire began to becline polically, economically and administratively. Lasted until about 1566. -
Greece Independence from the Ottoman Empire
Once a part of the Ottoman Empire, Greece won its independence in 1830. Greece rebeled against the Ottoman Empire, in Peloponnese, on April 6, 1821. After its independence, Greece declared itself a Monarchy. -
Bulgaria gains Independence after Russo-Turkish War
Russia forced Turkey to give Bulgaria its Independence after the Russo-Turkish war (1877-1878) but the European powers fearing Russia and Bulgaria dominance intervened. -
Bulgaria
Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908 -
Albanian Independence
Albania won its independence on November 28, 1912. After 500 years of Ottoman rule, this was the day they claimed themselves as an independent country. -
ANNEXATION OF CYPRUS BY GREAT BRITAIN
The British annexes Cyprus from Turkey, which had been arragned through in 1878. Which said that His majesty the sultan would had over cyprus the Britian. It was formally annexed due to the war. -
Albania relations with the United States
The US formed relations with Albania in 1922, shortly after it won its independence. Relations were cut short in 1939 due to its occupation by Itialy. After 40 years of isolation, the US rekindled its relationship with Albania in 1991. -
Turkey Declares War
Turkey declares war against Germany and Japan. They don't take apart in combat but joins the United Nations. -
War on Bulgaria
having fought on the losing side in both World Wars Bulgaria fell within the Soviet Sphere and became a peoples republic in 1946 -
Communism in Albania
In 1948 Albania broke its ties to Yugoslavia and allied itself with the USSR and took on a soviet-style economic plan. Albania worked closely with the USSR until 1960 and broke ties in 1961. -
Cyprus Independence Day
Cyprus gained there independence from Britian of August 16, 1960, after Greek and Turkish communities reached an agreement on a constitution. The treaty of Guarantee gives Britian , Greece ,and Turkey the right to intervene. -
The Peoples Republic of China for Albania
In 1961 Albania reoriented itself toward the Peoples Republic of China. From 1966 to 1967 Albania had a Chinese-style culture. In 1978 Albania's relationship with China ended along with the death of Mao Zedong. After this the economy fell, leaving Albania with no allies and food shortages became more common. -
Cyprus Civil War
Serious violence broke out, when a greek cypriot patrol police officer stopped a turkish cypriot couple and shots were fired and the two were died. Began a series of kidnappings, killings and government unrest, until it was settled in 1964 and later -
Greece changes from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Parliamentary Democracy
In 1974 Greece was apart of a Constitutional Monarchy but changed to a Parliamentarty Democracy when its people had an uproar. -
Greece under Roman Rule
Greece was under Roman Rule from 31 B.C. to 180 A.D. This period was described as Pax Romana. To popular belief this was known as a time of peace associated with economic and cultural progress. The Romans were accepting of the Greek culture which led to a Greco-Roman empire.
