Yet the vast majority of these people were not citizens at all but slaves, tied to the land of their masters. Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these ...

The name ‘Greeks’ was given to the people of Greece later by the Romans. They lived in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but also in colonies scattered around the Mediterranean Sea.

The name ‘Greeks’ was given to the people of Greece later by the Romans. They lived in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but also in colonies scattered around the Mediterranean Sea.