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👑 Cassander Executes Roxana and Alexander IV of Macedon

Cassander, who has held Roxana, widow of Alexander the Great, in prison for a number of years, has her put to death along with her young son Alexander, the nominal King Alexander IV of Macedon.
Cassander Executes Roxana and Alexander IV of Macedon (-309)
Ancient greeceMacedonian EmpirePolitical IntrigueSuccessionDynastic Conflict
GreeceGreeceNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

👑 Demetrius I Seizes Macedonian Throne, Ending Antipatrid Dynasty

Antipater II of Macedon is killed by Lysimachus, allowing Demetrius I to become king of Macedonia, thus ending the Antipatrid dynasty's control over Hellenistic Greece and ushering in a period of rule by the Antigonid dynasty.
Demetrius I Seizes Macedonian Throne, Ending Antipatrid Dynasty (-294)
Ancient greeceAntigonid DynastyMonarchySuccession
GreeceGreeceNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

🔪 Assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias

Assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias (1831)
AssassinationCivil WarMonarchyDiplomacy
GreeceGreece

🇪🇺 Greece Enters the European Communities

Greece Enters the European Communities (1981)
European UnionEuropean IntegrationPolitical AlliancesInternational RelationsEconomic DevelopmentCold WarPost-War
GreeceGreeceBelgiumBelgiumDenmarkDenmarkFranceFranceGermanyGermanyIrelandIrelandItalyItalyLuxembourgLuxembourgNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇭🇷 Croatia Joins the European Union

July 1: Croatia becomes a member of the European Union.
Croatia Joins the European Union (2013)
European IntegrationEuropean UnionInternational Relations
CroatiaCroatia

🤝 Macedonia and Greece Resolve Naming Dispute

Macedonia and Greece reach a historic agreement in the Macedonia naming dispute, in which the former is renamed in 2019 to the 'Republic of North Macedonia'.
Macedonia and Greece Resolve Naming Dispute (2018)
DiplomacyNationalismIdentityEuropean UnionInternational RelationsPolitical Agreement
GreeceGreeceNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia