Place details
Place nameGreece
Other namesEllas, Ellinikí Dimokratía, Elliniki Dimokratia, Elliniki Dhimokratia, Ellás, Hellenic Republic, Grèce, République hellénique, Griechenland, Grecia, Griekenland, Grécia, GRC, GR, ISO300, GR00, Kingdom of Greece, Hellas, Greek, Hellenic
Latitude39
Longitude22
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Paleolithic settlements; developed Minoan (Aegean) and Mycenaean (Indo-European) cultures 2000 BC; Dorians invaded 12th century BCE, then Aeolians, Ionians; powerful states joined in leagues, colonized; conquered by Rome; part of Byzantine and Ottoman Empires; official language is Greek, though English and French are also widely spoken.