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Map of the Greek Empire - History of the Map of the Greek Empire

Location

In the southern part of the Balkan peninsula, having as natural limits:to the south, the Mediterranean Sea, to the west, the Ionian Sea and to the east, the Aegean Sea.

Ancient Relief

Rough limestone mountains occupied about ¾ of the territory. Forests covered the slopes of the mountain range. The largest plains were in Thessaly to the north, in Attica and Boeotia in central Greece, and in Laconia and Messenia in the Peloponnese. The peaks of the submerged chains appeared in the sea forming islands.

Greek Civilization


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