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Parisian Concert Life and the Concert Spirituel Seasons (1750–1794)

1750 - 1790

Panhellenic Festivals and Religious Cults in Classical Greece (c. 480–323 BCE)

479 BCE - 324 BCE

Opera Buffa in Naples — Paisiello, Cimarosa, and the Neapolitan Theaters (1760–1790)

1764 - 1789

Ludwig van Beethoven: Bonn to Early Vienna (1782–1802)

1782 - 1802

Joseph Haydn in London and the 'London' Symphonies (1791–1795)

1791 - 1795

Joseph Haydn at the Esterházy Court (1761–1790)

1761 - 1790

Greek Historiography in the Classical Age: Herodotus and Thucydides (c. 450–400 BCE)

450 BCE - 44 BCE

Greco-Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis (490–479 BCE)

499 BCE - 479 BCE

Development of the Classical Symphony: From Haydn to Beethoven (c.1750–1808)

1759 - 1808

Delian League and the Athenian Empire (478–404 BCE)

478 BCE - 404 BCE

Construction of the Parthenon and the Acropolis Sculptural Program (447–432 BCE)

447 BCE - 427 BCE

Classical Greek Sculpture: Phidias, Workshops, and Major Commissions (c. 460–430 BCE)

460 BCE - 430 BCE

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