A number of this country's military officers were jailed in a coup called the Aspida affair, part of a time of political crisis sometimes known as the "July events". Other violent times in its history include the assassination attempt on its queen Amalia of Oldenburg, years after this country had witnessed the Don Pacifico Affair, which greatly weakened the standing of its king Otto I. Its independence movement originated at Jassy and centered around a secret society formed by Alexander Ypsilanti known as the Friendly Association, or Philike Hetairia. For 10 points, name this country which in ancient times consisted o
A number of this country's military officers were jailed in a coup called the Aspida affair, part of a time of political crisis sometimes known as the "July events". Other violent times in its history include the assassination attempt on its queen Amalia of Oldenburg, years after this country had witnessed the Don Pacifico Affair, which greatly weakened the standing of its king Otto I. Its independence movement originated at Jassy and centered around a secret society formed by Alexander Ypsilanti known as the Friendly Association, or Philike Hetairia. For 10 points, name this country which in ancient times consisted of city-states like Corinth and Sparta.
A number of this country's military officers were jailed in a coup called the Aspida affair, part of a time of political crisis sometimes known as the "July events".
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