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 * ==== Minoan & Mycenaean Civilization : Crete (circa 3000-1100 BC) to Mykenae (Mycenae) on the Peloponnesian Peninsula from circa 1400-1150 BC. It possessed great wealth and military power.====
 * ==== Troy **__:__** Troy was vitally important but the fortunes of the Trojans fluctuated over the centuries. __**Homer'**__s epic poem __**The Iliad**__ tells the tales of its disasters and wars.====
 * ==== Sparta: an ancient city in southern Greece.. After the __**Peloponnesian Wars**__ (431-404 BC), Sparta was the undisputed dominant power of the Greek mainland, Ionia and Asia Minor. .====
 * ==== The Persian Wars **__:__** 500 B.C.–449 B.C. A series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire, recorded by **__ Herodotus __**, 484?–425? B.C., Greek historian, called the Father of History .====
 * ==== The Golden Age of Greece: The height of the classical period, or Golden Age (c.450–400 B.C. ), was the time of __**Pericles**__ and **__Thucydides__** (historians), of the great dramatists __**Sophocles**__ and __**Euripides**__, and of the young **__Socrates__** (philosopher). They believed in a "perfect human character" and the sculptor Polykleitos (__**Parthenon**__) sought to achieve the structure of the ideal human figure.====
 * ==== Athens: Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of __**Plato's**__ Academy and __**Aristotle's**__ Lyceum. It has been called the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy,largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.====
 * ==== Alexander the Great: Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of Macedon of Macedonia, a state in the north eastern region of Greece, and the creator of one of the largest empires in ancient history. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time.====

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