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Close, D. H. Greece since 1945 (2002). Colovas, Anthone C. A Quick History of Modern Greece (2007) excerpt and text search; Gallant, Thomas W. Modern Greece (Brief Histories) (2001) Hall, Richard C. ed. War in the Balkans: An Encyclopedic History from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Breakup of Yugoslavia (2014) Herzfeld, Michael.
The book provides a chronological narrative of the social, political and economic history of modern Greece, beginning with the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 until 2008. The book is divided into thirteen chapters.
1821, July: Küçük Mehmet carries out several days of massacres of Greek Cypriots in Cyprus since July 9 and continues on for forty days, despite the Vizier's command to end the plundering since 20 July 1821 [10] 1821, 11 September: Tripolitsa captured by the Greeks, who proceed to eliminate the Turkish garrison, officials and civilians. A ...
Much of the history of modern Greece since its independence in 1821 from the Ottoman Empire has been turbulent. Upon the foundation of the First Hellenic Republic, the Greek political institutions and economy were underdeveloped and heavily indebted due to the liberation wars. [1]
Byzantine Greece (330–1453/60 AD, from the establishment of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman conquest) Frankokratia (1205–1715 AD) Ottoman Greece (1453–1821 AD) History of modern Greece (from the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 to today) Greek War of Independence (1821–1829/32) Greece under King Otto (1832–1862)
The history of Greece encompasses the history of the territory of the modern nation-state of Greece as well as that of the Greek people and the areas they inhabited and ruled historically. The scope of Greek habitation and rule has varied throughout the ages and as a result, the history of Greece is similarly elastic in what it includes.
30 May 1913 (Treaty of London): Following the First Balkan War, Greece secures much of Macedonia and Epirus, as well as Crete; the status of Northern Epirus and the islands of the eastern Aegean Sea, occupied by the Greek army, remain undetermined. The Greek gains are recognized by the Ottoman Empire in the Treaty of Athens on 14 November 1913.
Modern Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2015) Keridis, Dimitris. Historical Dictionary of Modern Greece (2009) excerpt and text search; Koliopoulos, John S., and Thanos M. Veremis. Modern Greece: A History since 1821 (2009) excerpt and text search; Woodhouse, C. M. Modern Greece: A Short History (2000) excerpt and ...