Greek cities
Athens, Sparta, Corinth
Greek cities refers to urban centers of ancient Greece or modern Greece.
In historical contexts, it typically means the city-states (poleis) of classical antiquity—Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes—each functioning as an independent political entity.
The Greek cities formed shifting alliances against Persian invasion.
Modern usage may simply mean cities located in Greece.
- AthensGreece's capital city
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean basin
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
Larissa · democracy · Parthenon · ancient ruins · Rhodes · Olympia · Thebes · Corinth · coastal towns · Agora · Mycenae · Delphi · amphitheater · olive groves · Mount Olympus · mythology · colonnade · Byzantium
- cities by country
- Parthiahorse archers, cataphract, horse archer
- PontusPontus, Mithridates VI, Mithridates, Black Sea