008: The Lelantine War & Solon the Reformer

Send us a text The two greatest powers in Archaic Greece go to war with each other, and after wasting many years and thousands of lives and all of their money... the two cities ended up destroying each other. They never recovered. Meanwhile, in Athens, the Oligarchs are squeezing the people of their rights and freedoms and are quickly turning the people into slaves. Solon, the Statesman, introduces radical reforms that lead to the birth of Athenian Democracy. The History of Modern Greece co...

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The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, to the modern day. We are a father and son team. We are not historians, but we are hardcore fans of history. We embarked on a mission to understand exactly how the Ancient Greek civilization transformed into the modern nation we see today. To prepare ourselves for the journey we purchased dozens of textbooks, watched numberless documentaries, and listened to as many historical podcasts as we could find. Come and join us on our journey to discover the History of Modern Greece.