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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece: noun

a) The Greek speaking world in ancient times, geographically referring not only to modern Greece and southern Balkan peninsula but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled during ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Ionia, southern Italian peninsula and Sicily (known as Magna Graecia) and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, southern Spain, Catalonia, Georgia, Romania, and Ukraine.

b) The civilization that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from the 3rd millennium to the 1st century BCE (including the first two European civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean), known as the cradle of Western civilization.

Ancient Greece — The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, located on the Acropolis in Athens, is one of the most representative symbols of the … Wikipedia
ancient Greece — Макаров: Древняя Греция … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
Boule (ancient Greece) — In the cities of ancient Greece, the boule (Greek: βουλή, plural βουλαί or boulai from the ancient Greek verb βούλομαι ( boulomai ) meaning to will (after deliberating); Latin: volo ) was a council of citizens (called βουλευταί transliterated as… … Wikipedia
Outline of ancient Greece — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece: Ancient Greece – period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman conquest of Greece… … Wikipedia
Regions of ancient Greece — Map showing the major regions of mainland ancient Greece, and adjacent barbarian lands The regions of ancient Greece were areas identified by the ancient Greeks as geographical sub divisions of the Hellenic world. These regions are described in… … Wikipedia

Art in ancient Greece — This article is part of the series on: History of Greek art Greek Bronze Age Cycladic art Minoan art Mycenean art Art in ancient Greece Archaic Greek art Classical Greek art Hellenistic a … Wikipedia

Pederasty in ancient Greece — Pederastic courtship scene Athenian black figure amphora, 5th c. BC, Painter of Cambridge; Object currently in the collection of the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, Germany. The bearded man is depicted in a traditional… … Wikipedia
Economy of ancient Greece — The economy of ancient Greece was characterized by the extreme importance of agriculture, all the more so because of the relative poverty of Greece s soil. Beginning in the 6th century B.C., craftsmanship and commerce (principally maritime)… … Wikipedia

Slavery in ancient Greece — Funerary stele of Mnesarete; a young servant (left) is facing her dead mistress.[1] Attica, circa 380 BC. (Glyptothek, Munich, Germany) Slavery was common practice … Wikipedia
Homosexuality in ancient Greece — In classical antiquity, writers such as Herodotus, [Herodotus Histories [http://perseus.uchicago.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Hdt.+1.135 fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126 1.135] ] Plato, [Plato, Phaedrus… … Wikipedia

Manolis Glesos, Son of Ellas., 1963 — About the Greek patriot M.Glezos and the Greek people’s struggle for independence.
Great Patriotic War (Soviet people’s participation in World War II in 1941-1945)., 1965 — A historical film about the Great Patriotic War.
Ezhenie Kotton., 1973 — Film is about the life and activity of a public figure, laureate of the International Leninist Prize “For strengthening of the peace between nations”, the first President of the International Democratic Women Organization Eugenie Cotton.