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This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece, and including settlements that were not sovereign poleis.Many colonies outside Greece were soon assimilated to some other language but a city is included here if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek.
Pages in category "Cities in ancient Greece" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Ancient Greek cities in Anatolia (10 C, 10 P) C. Cities in ancient Attica (1 C, 17 P) Cities in ancient Cyprus (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek cities"
Argolis is discussed in the "catalogue of ships" of the Iliad, without being given that explicit name, but the major cities of the region are listed together under the leadership of Diomedes. [15] There is a modern regional unit of Greece of the same name, occupying a smaller area than the ancient region.
The Greek Middle Ages are coterminous with the duration of the Byzantine Empire (330–1453). [citation needed]After 395 the Roman Empire split in two. In the East, Greeks were the predominant national group and their language was the lingua franca of the region.
This is a list of Greek place names as they exist in the Greek language. Places involved in the history of Greek culture, including: Historic Greek regions, including: Ancient Greece, including colonies and contacted peoples; Hellenistic world, including successor states and contacted peoples; Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire, including ...
Luxor (as Waset, better known by its Greek name Thebes) Ancient Egypt Egypt: c. 2150 BC First established as capital of Upper Egypt, Thebes later became the religious capital of the nation until its decline in the Roman period. Aswan (as Swenett) Ancient Egypt Egypt: c. 650 BC Gained prominence in the Late Period (664–332 BC). [2]
This is a list of cities in ancient Epirus. These were Greek poleis, komes or fortresses except for Nicopolis, which was founded by Octavian. Classical Epirus was divided into three regions: Chaonia, Molossia, Thesprotia, each named after the dominant tribe that lived there. A number of ancient settlements in these regions remain unidentified ...