About the Book
The history of modern Greece covers the history of Greece from the recognition of its autonomy from the Ottoman Empire by the Great Powers (Great Britain, France, and Russia) in 1828, after the Greek War of Independence, to the present day. Initially, modern Greece was ruled by Ioannis Kapodistrias, a former Foreign Minister of Russia, however he was hated for his despotism and use of Russian troops to quell rebellion, and was assassinated. The Kingdom of Greece followed, with King Otto reigning from 1833 to 1863, and King George from 1964 to 1913 (when he was assassinated). In 1912 Christian Balkan states (Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Serbia) formed the Balkan League, which in October 1912 declared war on the Ottoman Empire, which was defeated on all fronts. The Greeks occupied Thessaloniki, Crete and the Aegean Islands. When World War I broke out in 1914, Greece maintained neutrality, regardless of Greece's treaty of alliance with Serbia. The Greco-Turkish War 1919-22 followed the collapse of the Ottoman Empire due to the Great War. The Communist Party made advances in the chaos introduced by the Great Depression to the Second Hellenic Republic. When World War 2 broke out Greece remained neutral, but was overrun by Nazi Germany. Civil war between communist and Western backed factions followed the withdrawal of the Nazis, causing 100,000 deaths. Afterwards, Greece aspired to join the Western democracies and became a member of NATO in 1952.
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Ancient Greek drama flourished from 700 BC, particularly in Athens, where it was incorporated in a festival called the Dionysia, honouring the god Dionysus. There emerged the tragedy (late 500 BC), the comedy (490 BC), and the satyr play. Theater also came to occupy an important component of Roman society, as it became the primary means through which political emotions could be expressed during the republican and imperial periods. Works by Plautus, Terence, and Seneca the Younger survive to this day. Medieval drama refers to the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century A.D.) and the Renaissance beginning in the 15th century A.D., and includes genres such as liturgical drama, mystery plays, morality plays, farces and masques.
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Greece is considered to be the cradle of western civilisation. It has a very long and glorious ancient history. Greece is the home of the orthodox church. Greece fell under ottoman dominion in the 15th century and emerged as a nation after a war of independence in 1830. Greece primarily has a Mediterranean climate.
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