Greece - Wikipedia
WEBGreece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east.
Greece | Islands, Cities, Language, & History | Britannica
WEB3 days 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. One-fifth of Greece’s area is made up of the Greek islands.
History of Greece - Wikipedia
WEBGenerally, the history of Greece is divided into the following periods: Paleolithic Greece, starting c. 3.3 million years ago and ending in 20000 BC.
Greece - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBGreece (Greek: Ελλάδα [eˈlaða] or Ελλάς [eˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [eliniˈkʲi ðimokraˈtia]), (historically known as Hellas) (Greek: Ελλάς), is a country mostly located in Southeastern Europe with small island territories in Asia. Its capital city is Athens.
Geography of Greece - Wikipedia
WEBGreece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
Ancient Greece - Wikipedia
WEBAncient Greece (Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
Greece - Wikiwand
WEBGreece, officially the Hellenic Republic, , is a country mostly located in Southeastern Europe with small island territories in Asia. Its capital city is Athens.
Ancient Greece - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBAncient Greek civilization, also commonly called Ancient Greece, was a large area, mostly along the northeast shore of the Mediterranean Sea, where people spoke the Greek language. The area was much larger than today's country of Greece .
Greece - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830 and became a kingdom. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by ...
Greece – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBGreece (Greek: Ελλάς, Hellas or Ελλάδα, Ellada) is a country with a captivating history and culture that has influenced the world for thousands of years. Ancient Greece, home to one of Europe's first urban civilizations, was the origin of Western culture. Travelers from all over the world visit Greece to view its rich cultural past ...
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