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| c. 50 |
| | | The Thessalonians receive the first of Paul's epistles - the earliest text in the New Testament, written in Greek | |
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| 66 |
| | | Nero comes to Athens to give some of his officially celebrated performances at the Greek games | |
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| 325 |
| | | Constantine executes Licinius in Thessalonica on a charge of attempted rebellion, a year after defeating him in battle | |
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| c. 350 |
| | | Greece begins to find a new and influential role in a Christian context, through the Byzantine empire | |
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| 393 |
| | | The ancient games at Olympia, with an unbroken tradition of more than 1000 years, are brought to an abrupt end by the emperor Theodosius | |
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| 529 |
| | | Justinian closes down the schools of Athens, famous for their tradition of pagan philosophy | |
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| 1204 |
| | | Venice takes the useful islands of Corfu and Crete as part of the spoils of the fourth crusade | |
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| 1309 |
| | | The Knights of St John capture the island of Rhodes, which they rule as their own sovereign state for more than two centuries | |
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| 1460 |
| | | The Turks complete the occupation of Greece, which remains within the Ottoman empire until the nineteenth century | |
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| 1571 |
| | | Galleys are rowed into battle for the last time at Lepanto, ending a fighting career of some 2500 years | |
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