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2 days ago · Ancient Greece usually encompasses Greek antiquity, as well as part of the region's late prehistory (Late Bronze Age). It lasted from c. 1,200 BC – c. AD 600 and can be subdivided into the following periods: Greek Dark Ages (or Iron Age, Homeric Age), 1,100–800 BC. Archaic period, 800–490 BC.
1 day ago · Greece, the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. It lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa and is heir to the heritages of Classical Greece, the Byzantine Empire, and nearly four centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule.
22 hours ago · Respect for the environment in ancient Greece’s mythology and philosophy. The ancient Greeks followed a philosophical approach to nature and thus had a deep respect for the natural world. This was evident in many aspects of their lives, and it was therefore reflected in their mythology and philosophy. Well-known Greek myths had the tendency ...
2 days ago · Antioch on the Orontes (/ ˈ æ n t i. ɒ k /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized: Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) [note 1] was a Hellenistic Greek city [1] [2] founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. [3]
4 days ago · Lysander’s rise from poverty to power defined Spartan dominance in ancient Greece. His cunning tactics crushed Athens, but his ambition didn’t stop on the Lysander, the brilliant and ambitious Spartan general, was a force who redefined the course of Greek history.
3 days ago · Greece - Ancient Cities, Acropolis, Parthenon: In the south, Greece was divided among a number of competing political units. After 1204 the dukes of Athens (mostly of French or Italian origin) controlled much of central Greece, with their main base at Thebes.
1 day ago · This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, containing more than 450 locations, including colonies outside Greece. Note that there were a great number of Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center.
