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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Ancient Greece · Alexandria

Concept · 12th c. BCE – 600s CE

Ancient Greece

Also known as

A' Ghrèig Àrsaidh
Alde Grikelân
Algriicheland
Altes Griechenland
an tSean-Ghréig
antica Grecia

Image illustrating Ancient Greece — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Ancient Greecesee Wikimedia Commons

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containsSecond Punic War218 BCE
exemplifiesAntikythera Ephebe340 BCE
continentAsia
exemplifiesCharioteer of Delphi478 BCE
is part of · containsclassical antiquity

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1199 BCE

has partClassical Athens508 BCE

containsCorinthian War395 BCE

birthplace ofElephantis1st c. BCE

has partHellenistic period323 BCE

has partMiletus11th c. BCE

birthplace ofNicomedes280 BCE

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