From the fall of Constantinople to the Greek War of Independence
Sultan Mehmed II captures Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and beginning Ottoman rule over the Greek heartland.
From the fall of Constantinople to the Greek War of Independence
Sultan Mehmed II captures Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and beginning Ottoman rule over the Greek heartland.
Mehmed II conquers Mystras and the last major Byzantine stronghold in the Peloponnese.
The last independent Byzantine successor state falls to Mehmed II, ending the final remnant of Byzantine imperial rule.
The Ottomans capture Euboea from Venice, tightening their control over the Aegean and central Greece.
Holy League (Venice, Spain, Papal States) decisively defeats the Ottoman fleet. A major Christian victory, though Greece remains under Ottoman rule.
Greek post-Byzantine painting reaches a high point in Crete, blending Orthodox iconography with Venetian artistic influence.
After a 21-year siege, Crete falls to the Ottomans, ending Venetian rule on the island.
Venetian bombardment hits the Ottoman powder magazine inside the Parthenon, causing catastrophic damage to the monument.
The Ottomans retain the Peloponnese after defeating Venice, restoring direct rule over the Morea.
Greek uprising in the Peloponnese, supported by Russian forces during the Russo-Turkish War. Brutally suppressed.
Revolutionary intellectual and precursor of the Greek Revolution is executed by the Ottomans in Belgrade.
A secret society is founded in Odessa to prepare and coordinate a pan-Hellenic uprising against Ottoman rule.
Revolution breaks out in the Peloponnese and other regions on 25 March (traditional date).
Greek forces capture the administrative center of the Peloponnese.
The Ecumenical Patriarch is executed in Constantinople in reprisal for the uprising, shocking Orthodox communities.
Ottoman forces massacre tens of thousands on Chios. The event shocks Europe and inspires Delacroix.
Revolutionary leaders revise the provisional constitution and attempt to centralize authority during the war.
The famous philhellene poet dies, galvanizing European support for the Greek cause.
Egyptian forces under Ibrahim intervene on behalf of the Ottomans, threatening the survival of the Revolution.
Heroic exodus and fall of the city after a long siege. Immortalized in Greek national memory.
Allied British-French-Russian fleet destroys the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet, turning the tide of the war.
Kapodistrias assumes office as Governor of Greece and begins building the institutions of the emerging state.
Britain, France, and Russia recognize Greek independence.
Final borders are set and Bavarian Prince Otto becomes the first King of Greece.