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c. 5000 BCEThe Cyclades are first inhabited by settlers from Asia Mnior.
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c. 3200 BCE - 1100 BCEThe Cycladic Civilization in Greece.
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3000 BCE - 2200 BCEThe first archaeological evidence of organised communities in the Cyclades.
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3000 BCE - 2000 BCEDistinctive minimalistic standing marble figurines are produced in the Cyclades.
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3000 BCE - 2000 BCEFirst rock-cut burial chambers at Akrotiri.
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2700 BCE - 2300 BCEThe first depiction in art of the aulos musical instrument appears in Cycladic sculpture.
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2200 BCE - 1700 BCEEvidence of town planning and more sophisticated architecture in the Cylades.
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2000 BCE - 1650 BCEAkrotiri on Thera reaches its peak of prosperity and becomes a flourishing Mediterranean trading centre.
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1700 BCE - 1400 BCEThe culture in the Cyclades is increasingly influenced by Minoan Crete.
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1650 BCE - 1550 BCEEruption of Thera and consequent tidal waves, destruction of Akrotiri and other Aegean centres.
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1400 BCE - 1100 BCECulture in the Cyclades is increasingly influenced by the Mycenaean civilization of mainland Greece.
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c. 1100 BCEEvidence of settlement destruction and abandonment across the Cyclades.
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c. 700 BCEThe temple of Apollo is built on the island of Delos.
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700 BCE - 600 BCETemples are built in honour of Apollo, Demeter and Dionysos on the island of Naxos.
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c. 700 BCEParos begins to export its Parian marble across the Greek world and it is widely used in temples and sculpture.
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630 BCEGreek colonists from the island of Thera found the city of Cyrene in North Africa.
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c. 550 BCEThe silver drachma of Delos depicts a lyre - symbolic of Apollo - on its reverse side.
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c. 550 BCEOldest surviving sculpture of a winged Nike found on Delos.
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c. 540 BCEAthens removes and prohibits further burials on Delos to purify the sacred island.
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c. 499 BCENaxos is attacked by Darius' Persian forces.
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490 BCENaxos is attacked for a second time by Persian forces.
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480 BCECycladic states contribute to the victorious Greek forces against the Persians at the Battle of Salamis.
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479 BCECycladic city states contribute to the victorious Greek forces against the Persians at the battle of Plataea.
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478 BCEMany Cycladic states join the Athenian led Delian League as a defence against Persian agression.
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478 BCE - 454 BCEThe treasury of the Delian League is kept on Delos until its removal to Athens.
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c. 467 BCEThe island of Naxos rebels against Athenian dominance of the Delian League.
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431 BCE - 404 BCEThe Cycladic city states side with Athens in the Peloponnesian war against Sparta and her allies.
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417 BCE - 415 BCEMelos, after supporting Sparta in the Peloponnesian War, is attacked by Athens.
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377 BCE - 355 BCEThe Cycladic city states join Athens in the Second Athenian League against Sparta .
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363 BCEA rebellion against Athenian dominance of the Second Athenian League on Keos is quashed by Athens.
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166 BCERome puts Delos under the jurisdiction of Athens and makes the island a free port.
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166 BCERome gives dominion over the Cyclades to Athens.
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88 BCEMithridates attacks and detroys the island of Delos.
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69 BCEDelos is sacked by pirates.
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41 BCERome takes control over Naxos in the Cyclades.