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'''Ancient Greece''' was a norTheastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from tbe Greek Dark Ages of tbe 12th–9th centuries BC to tbe end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and otber territories. Most of These regions were officially unified only once, for 13 years, under [[Alexander tbe Great]]'s empire from 336 to 323 BC. In Western history, tbe era of classical antiquity was immediately followed by tbe Early Middle Ages and tbe [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] period. Roughly three centuries after tbe Late Bronze Age collapse of Mycenaean Greece, Greek urban poleis began to form in tbe 8th century BC, ushering in tbe Archaic period and tbe colonization of tbe Mediterranean Basin. This was followed by tbe age of Classical Greece, from tbe Greco-Persian Wars to tbe 5th to 4th centuries BC, and which included tbe Golden Age of Atbens.
[[File:448px-Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.png|right|thumb|330px|[[Aristotle]], inventor of formal logic, a foundation of [[mathematics]] and [[science]], considered by the author of the book ''[[Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950]]'' to possibly be the most important innovation ever made.]]
'''Ancient Greece''' was a civilization originating in [[Greece]], following invasions/colonizations by [[Indo-Europeans]], and spreading to other areas around the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in association with trade, colonies, and conquests.
==History==
The influence of Ancient Greece, in part through its influence of [[Ancient Rome]], on [[Western civilization]] is enormous. Hellenic culture evolved over several thousand years, with its earliest known civilization being in the Mycenean and Minoan era, continuing into Classical Greece, the birth of the Hellenistic era and through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Hellenic Eastern successor the [[Byzantine Empire]].  


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There are various less politically correct views on Ancient Greece, on issues such as [[race]] and the causes of the initial success and later decline. See the "External links" section.
[[Category:History]]
 
== See also ==
*[[Ancient Rome]]
*[[Democratic peace theory]] - On wars between Greek democracies.
*[[Greco-Persian Wars]] - Won by the Ancient Greeks despite having vastly less resources.
*[[Indo-Europeans]] - In particular, the section "Possible causes of the Indo-European expansion".
*[[Sea Peoples]] - Possibly having various associations with the Ancient Greeks and their also seafaring competitors, the [[Phoenicians]].
 
== External links ==
*[https://www.amren.com/news/2019/11/what-did-the-ancient-greeks-think-of-blacks/ What Did the Ancient Greeks Think of Blacks?]
 
=== The Occidental Observer ===
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2016/05/15/a-review-of-the-mighty-dead-why-homer-matters-by-adam-nicolson-part-1/ A Review of “The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters” by Adam Nicolson, Part 1]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2016/05/16/a-review-of-the-mighty-dead-by-adam-nicolson-part-2/ A Review of “The Mighty Dead” by Adam Nicolson — Part 2 ]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/04/10/adaptive-barbarism-politics-and-kinship-in-the-iliad-part-1/ Adaptive Barbarism: Politics and Kinship in the Iliad, Part 1]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/04/11/adaptive-barbarism-politics-and-kinship-in-the-iliad-part-2/ Adaptive Barbarism: Politics and Kinship in the Iliad, Part 2]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/06/01/ancient-athens-a-spirited-and-nativist-democracy/ Ancient Athens: A Spirited and Nativist Democracy]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/06/12/ancient-sparta-the-first-self-conscious-ethnostate-part-1-educating-citizen-soldiers/ Ancient Sparta: The First Self-Conscious Ethnostate? Part 1: Educating Citizen Soldiers]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/06/13/ancient-sparta-the-first-self-conscious-ethnostate-part-2-commitment-to-collectivism/ Ancient Sparta: The First Self-Conscious Ethnostate? Part 2: Commitment to Collectivism]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/06/14/ancient-sparta-the-first-self-conscious-ethnostate-part-3-the-virtuous-circle-of-spartan-power/ Ancient Sparta: The First Self-Conscious Ethnostate? Part 3: The Virtuous Circle of Spartan Power]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/02/24/aristotle-on-immigration-diversity-and-democracy/ Aristotle on Immigration, Diversity, and Democracy]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/08/11/biopolitics-racialism-and-nationalism-in-ancient-greece-a-summary-view/ Biopolitics, Racialism, and Nationalism in Ancient Greece: A Summary View]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/02/24/aristotle-on-immigration-diversity-and-democracy/ Aristotle on Immigration, Diversity, and Democracy]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/04/24/aristotle-the-biopolitics-of-the-citizen-state-part-1/ Aristotle: The Biopolitics of the Citizen-State, Part 1]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/04/25/aristotle-the-biopolitics-of-the-citizen-state-part-2/ Aristotle: The Biopolitics of the Citizen-State, Part 2]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/04/26/aristotle-the-biopolitics-of-the-citizen-state-part-3/ Aristotle: The Biopolitics of the Citizen-State, Part 3]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/04/27/aristotle-the-biopolitics-of-the-citizen-state-part-4/ Aristotle: The Biopolitics of the Citizen-State, Part 4]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/08/culture-and-nationhood-in-the-world-of-herodotus-an-evolutionary-analysis/ Culture and Nationhood in the World of Herodotus: An Evolutionary Analysis, Part 1]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/09/culture-and-nationhood-in-the-world-of-herodotus-an-evolutionary-analysis-part-2/ Culture and Nationhood in the World of Herodotus: An Evolutionary Analysis, Part 2]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/10/culture-and-nationhood-in-the-world-of-herodotus-an-evolutionary-analysis-part-3/ Culture and Nationhood in the World of Herodotus: An Evolutionary Analysis, Part 3]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/11/culture-and-nationhood-in-the-world-of-herodotus-an-evolutionary-analysis-part-4/ Culture and Nationhood in the World of Herodotus: An Evolutionary Analysis, Part 4]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/02/19/greek-biopolitics-and-its-unfortunate-demise-in-western-thinking/ Greek Biopolitics and Its Unfortunate Demise in Western Thinking]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2018/01/14/herodotus-on-the-challenge-of-hellenic-unity/ Herodotus on the Challenge of Hellenic Unity]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/06/22/homers-odyssey-the-return-of-the-father-part-1-of-2/ Homer’s Odyssey: The Return of the Father; Part 1 of 2]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2019/06/23/homers-odyssey-the-return-of-the-father-part-2-of-2/ Homer’s Odyssey: The Return of the Father; Part 2 of 2]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2016/08/29/platos-racial-republic/ Plato’s Racial Republic]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/04/22/the-laws-platos-sacred-ethnostate-part-1/ The Laws: Plato’s Sacred Ethnostate, Part 1]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/04/23/the-laws-platos-sacred-ethnostate-part-2-social-cohesion-and-just-inegalitarianism/ The Laws: Plato’s Sacred Ethnostate, Part 2: Social Cohesion and Just Inegalitarianism]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/04/25/the-laws-platos-sacred-ethnostate-part-4-greek-unity-and-the-federation-against-barbarians/ The Laws: Plato’s Sacred Ethnostate, Part 4: Greek Unity and the Federation against Barbarians]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/02/08/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients-part-1-greek-city-states-as-ethnostates/ The Wisdom of the Ancients, Part 1: Greek City-States as Ethnostates]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/02/09/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients-part-2-piety-aristocratic-values-and-necessary-inequality/ The Wisdom of the Ancients, Part 2: Piety, Aristocratic Values and Necessary Inequality]
**[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/02/10/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients-part-3-nature-nurture-socrates-as-moral-exemplar-for-the-alt-right/ The Wisdom of the Ancients, Part 3: Nature and Nurture; Socrates as Moral Exemplar for the Alt Right]
 
=== Encyclopedias ===
*[https://www.ancient.eu/greece/ Ancient History Encyclopedia: Ancient Greece]
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Greece Encyclopedia Britannica: Ancient Greek civilization]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/ancient-greece-and-rome/ancient-history-greece/ancient-greece Encyclopedia.com: Ancient Greece]
 
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File:448px-Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.png
Aristotle, inventor of formal logic, a foundation of mathematics and science, considered by the author of the book Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 to possibly be the most important innovation ever made.

Ancient Greece was a civilization originating in Greece, following invasions/colonizations by Indo-Europeans, and spreading to other areas around the Mediterranean Sea in association with trade, colonies, and conquests.

History

The influence of Ancient Greece, in part through its influence of Ancient Rome, on Western civilization is enormous. Hellenic culture evolved over several thousand years, with its earliest known civilization being in the Mycenean and Minoan era, continuing into Classical Greece, the birth of the Hellenistic era and through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Hellenic Eastern successor the Byzantine Empire.

There are various less politically correct views on Ancient Greece, on issues such as race and the causes of the initial success and later decline. See the "External links" section.

See also

External links

The Occidental Observer

Encyclopedias

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