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c. 5000 BCEThe Cyclades are first inhabited by settlers from Asia Mnior.
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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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2200 BCE - 1700 BCEEvidence of town planning and more sophisticated architecture in the Cylades.
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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 BCEParos begins to export its Parian marble across the Greek world and it is widely used in temples and sculpture.
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478 BCEMany Cycladic states join the Athenian led Delian League as a defence against Persian agression.
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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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166 BCERome gives dominion over the Cyclades to Athens.