338 BC   A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.

1311    Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.

1770    The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.

1820    Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.

1821    (Julian Calendar) Greece revolts against the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence.

1821    Tripolitsa, Greece, falls and 30,000 Turks are massacred.

1822    The massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, depicted by the French artist Eugène Delacroix.

1822    Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.

1824    The Battle of Kos is fought between Turk and Greek forces.

1826    The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.

1829    The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.