Greece has a very rich history and there's a lot of interesting myths about it. Here, I've listed the best parts about Greek history and Myths.

Myths

The earliest Greek myths date back more than 2700 years. The first ones were written by a famous poet named Hesiod, a famous guy born in 750 BC.

The Iliad and the Odyssey

The Iliad and the Odyssey is one of the most famous epic poems of ancient Greece. The Iliad is about months before the Trojan war ended and the death of Hector( The fall of Troy is written in the Aeneid, a poem written by a Roman poet named Virgil). The Odyssey is about Odysseus's adventures after the Trojan war. These poems are still popular now and there are a lot of movies about them.

Theseus

Theseus exists in the real world, but the exploits of killing the minotaur are fake, getting caught by Hades and attempting to capture Hades's wife is just a myth.

The Olympic games

The Olympic games is one of the most watched games in the world, and the first session started in ancient Greece. The first Olympic games are very different from the modern ones, the first session is more dangerous than the modern ones, choke holds, and weapons are allowed. The athletics of the first Olympic games include running, boxing and Pankration( it's similar to MMA).

The Greco Persian War

Battle of the Marathon

In 490B.C. Darius the First invaded Greece. The persian army landed on the Marathon Plain. The Persians were attacked by the Athenians on the left and right. In the end, the Persian army was unable to do any attacks on the Greeks, so they withdrew their army and retreated back to Asia.

The Battle of Thermopylae

Darius the First was defeated in the Battle of Marathon. His son Xerxes the First wanted to seek revenge on the Greeks. In 480 B.C. Xerxes attacked Greece, so the city states united against Persia and made up a coalition led by Sparta. The coalition planned to stop the Persians in a valley, but the Persian army was about to detour to avoid the valley, the Greek coalition forces retreated, which caused the nearby city states to surrender. In order to stop the other city states from defecting, the coalition decided to establish a stronghold at Thermal Pass.

The Persians attacked Thermal pass, 300 Spartan warriors, including the Spartan king, Leonidas blocked 20000 people, but because there were too many Persians, The 300 warriors and Leonidas were wiped by the tremendous amount of enemies. The battle not only helped Greece defeat Persia in the battles in the future, but also showed the bravery of the Spartans.

Battle of Plataea

The Battle of Platea is the last battle of the Second Persian invasion. The Greek coalition fought the Persians in Thebes. The Greeks launched an assault on the Persians and defeated them once and for all. After that, the Persians were unable to invade Greece and other countries, and allowed Greece to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean for hundreds of years.