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Greece, also called the Hellenic Republic, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. Explore the geography of Greece, its major cities and features.

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Salonica, or Salonika,(modern Greek:Thessaloníki), Greece, the nation's second largest city and the chief city of the Macedonia region of Greece. See more »

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Athens (Modern)

Athens, Greece (modern Greek: Athinai,), the largest city and the nation's capital.

Geography of Greece

Greece, or Hellenic Republic, a country consisting of part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe and many offshore islands.

Geography of Amphiopolois

Amphipolis, an ancient Greek city on the Strimon River just inland from the north shore of the Aegean Sea.

Geography of Arcadia-Greece

Arcadia, a historic region in the central Peloponnesus, Greece, surrounded entirely by mountains.

Geography of Epirus

Epirus, or Epeirus, an ancient country north of Greece. The region lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, and is now divided between northwestern Greece and southern Albania.

Geography of Laodicea

Laodicea, an ancient Greek city on the Lycus River in southwestern Asia Minor, near present-day Denizli, Turkey.

Geography of Macedonia

Macedonia, sometimes called Macedon, an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea.

Geography of Patrai

, Greece, a port city on the Peloponnesus in southern Greece. It is on the Gulf of Patrai, 110 miles (177 km) west-northwest of Athens.

Geography of Piraeus

, Greece, a city on the Saronic Gulf, five miles (8 km) west of central Athens. It is part of metropolitan Athens, and is the leading seaport and manufacturing city in Greece.