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Cities, Colonies, Regions

The geography of ancient Greece had much to do with how it developed. Isolated communities or poleis (city-states) developed their own systems.
  1. Athens (11)
  2. Corinth (4)
  3. Ephesus (11)
  4. Greek Cities Maps
  5. Regions of Ancient Greece (22)
  6. Sparta (43)
  7. Thebes (4)

Argos

In the Dorian invasion, the Heraclidae Temenus received Argos for his portion.

Delphi

Delphi was one of the most important Greek cities, home to the treasury, oracle, and Pythian Games.

Thessaly

Glossary entry on Thessaly.

Eleusis

Eleusis is a town near Athens, in Greece, known, in ancient times, for its sanctuary of Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Miletus

Miletus and Ephesus both claimed to be the oldest Ionian settlement.

Potidaea

Potidaea (Potidea) was a colony of Corinth in northern Greece, in Chalcidice, that was repeatedly involved in the disputes between the major Greek poleis of Athens and Corinth.

Abdera

Learn about the ancient Greek city of Abdera, founded according to legend, by Heracles, on the coast of Thrace.

Decapolis

Decapolis was an ancient group of ten Greco-Roman cities.

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