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listen) (Greek: Ελλάδα, Ellada), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Elliniki Dimokratia), and historically Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellas; Modern Greek: Ελλάς, Ellas), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. Bounded on land by Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Albania to the north, to the east by Turkey and the waters of the Aegean Sea and to the west and south by the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas. Regarded by many as the cradle of Western civilisation, Greece has a long and rich history during which it spread its influence over three continents. Read more...

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Bronze of Philitas, The Philosopher (c. 250–200 BC)

Philitas of Cos (/fɪˈlaɪtəs/; Greek: Φιλίτας ὁ Κῷος, Philītas ho Kōos; c. 340 – c. 285 BC), sometimes spelled Philetas (/faɪˈliːtəs/; Φιλήτας, Philētas; see Bibliography below), was a Greek scholar, poet and grammarian during the early Hellenistic period of ancient Greece. He is regarded as the founder of the Hellenistic school of poetry, which flourished in Alexandria after about 323 BC. Philitas is also reputed to have been the tutor of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and the poet Theocritus. He was thin and frail; Athenaeus later caricatured him as an academic so consumed by his studies that he wasted away and died.

Philitas was the first major Greek writer who was both a scholar and a poet. His reputation continued for centuries, based on both his pioneering study of words and his verse in elegiac meter. His vocabulary Disorderly Words described the meanings of rare literary words, including those used by Homer. His poetry, notably his elegiac poem Demeter, was highly respected by later ancient poets. However, almost all his work has since been lost. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Greece-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Palm beach of Vai (Crete) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 2Members of the National Organisation of Youth (EON) salute in presence of dictator Metaxas (1938) (from History of Greece)
Image 3Scene of the Battle of Corinth (146 BC): last day before the Roman legions looted and burned the city of Corinth. The last day on Corinth, Tony Robert-Fleury, 1870 (from History of Greece)
Image 4View of the Roman Odeon of Patras (from History of Greece)
Image 5The socialist prime minister Andreas Papandreou (from History of Greece)
Image 6Mount Olympus (from Geography of Greece)
Image 7The National Library of Greece (Athens), 1888, by Theophil Hansen (from Culture of Greece)
Image 8Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek scholar in the Renaissance (from Culture of Greece)
Image 9Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (Crete), with some Minoan colourful columns (from Culture of Greece)
Image 10Mycenaean Greece, c. 1400–1100 BC. (from History of Greece)
Image 11Potidea Kanal, Chalkidiki (from Geography of Greece)
Image 12Achelous River (from Geography of Greece)
Image 13Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900-2017 (from Geography of Greece)
Image 14Overview of the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in Greece and the Balkans (from Culture of Greece)
Image 15The I Battalion of the Army of National Defence marches on its way to the front, 1916. Greece joined united with the Allies side in summer 1917. (from History of Greece)
Image 16NASA photograph of Crete (from Geography of Greece)
Image 17Mikis Theodorakis, popular composer and songwriter, introduced the bouzouki into the mainstream culture. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 18The Temple of Hephaestus on the Agoraios Kolonos Hill (Athens, Greece), circa 449 BC, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 19The Little Metropolis (Athens), 9th-13th century, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 20Greek salad (from Culture of Greece)
Image 21Part of the Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki (from History of Greece)
Image 22The division of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade. (from History of Greece)
Image 23"Discobolus" statue by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, outside the Panathenaic Stadium (from Culture of Greece)
Image 24Depiction of the Greek fire by John Skylitzes' Chronicle (late 11th century). (from History of Greece)
Image 25Landscape of Stymfalia with Mount Kyllini (from Geography of Greece)
Image 26Organization and military bases of the Communist led "Democratic Army", as well as entry routes to Greece. (from History of Greece)
Image 27Taygetus (Mountain Range) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 28A bottle of retsina (from Culture of Greece)
Image 29Alexander the Great also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 30The territorial evolution of Kingdom of Greece until 1947 (from History of Greece)
Image 31Poet Constantine P. Cavafy (from Culture of Greece)
Image 32Idealized portrait of Homer, British Museum (from Culture of Greece)
Image 33Mount Parnassus (from Geography of Greece)
Image 34Samariá Gorge (from Geography of Greece)
Image 35Late 4th century AD "Mosaic of the Musicians" with hydraulis, aulos, and lyre from a Byzantine villa in Maryamin, Syria (from Culture of Greece)
Image 36The landing of Greek troops in Kavala during the Balkan Wars (from History of Greece)
Image 37Proto-Greek linguistic area according to linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev. (from History of Greece)
Image 38Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the most prominent modern Greek writers (from Culture of Greece)
Image 39Carols by Nikiforos Lytras (from Culture of Greece)
Image 40Olympion Theatre in Thessaloniki, seat of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 41Dormition of the Virgin by El Greco, an example of the Cretan School (from Culture of Greece)
Image 42The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens is the best-preserved of all ancient Greek temples. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 43Greek Resistance cavalry during the Axis occupation (from History of Greece)
Image 44Exterior view of Hosios Loukas monastery, artistic example of the Macedonian Renaissance (from History of Greece)
Image 45The most famous artist born in Greece was probably Doménikos Theotokópoulos, better known as El Greco (The Greek) in Spain. He did most of his painting there during the late 1500s and early 1600s. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 46Pindus National Park (from Geography of Greece)
Image 47Our Lady of Tinos, the major Marian shrine in Greece (from Culture of Greece)
Image 48Kremasta (lake) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 49Apollon Theatre (Patras), designed by Ernst Ziller (from Culture of Greece)
Image 50Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967 (from History of Greece)
Image 51The major Hellenistic realms included the Diadoch kingdoms:
  Kingdom of Ptolemy I Soter
  Kingdom of Cassander
  Kingdom of Lysimachus
  Kingdom of Seleucus I Nicator
  Epirus
Also shown on the map:
  Greek colonies
  Carthage (non-Greek)
  Rome (non-Greek)
The orange areas were often in dispute after 281 BC. The Kingdom of Pergamon occupied some of this area. Not shown: Indo-Greek Kingdom. (from History of Greece)
Image 52The ancient theatre of Dodona (from History of Greece)
Image 53A map of Greater Greece after the Treaty of Sèvres, when the Megali Idea seemed close to fulfillment, featuring Eleftherios Venizelos. (from History of Greece)
Image 54Mosaic from Daphni Monastery (ca. 1100) (from Culture of Greece)
Image 55Bust of Herodotus in Stoa of Attalus, one of the earliest nameable historians whose work survives. (from History of Greece)
Image 56Manganari beach, Ios (island) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 57George I was King of the Hellenes from 1862 to 1913 (from History of Greece)
Image 58Ancient Greek Ostracon bearing the name of Cimon. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 59Proclamation of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1924. Crowds holding placards depicting Alexandros Papanastasiou, Georgios Kondylis and Alexandros Hatzikyriakos (from History of Greece)
Image 60Nafplio, the first capital of independent Greece during the governance of Ioannis Kapodistrias (from History of Greece)
Image 61Gemistus Pletho (from Culture of Greece)
Image 62Mosaic in the Hosios Loukas (Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, Greece), circa 10th century AD (from Culture of Greece)
Image 63Traditional Greek taverna, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 64Peplos Kore at the Acropolis Museum. Relics of the polychromy are visible. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 65Shards of pottery vases on the street, after being thrown from the windows of nearby houses. A Holy Saturday tradition in Corfu. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 66Aristarchus of Samos was the first known individual to propose a heliocentric system, in the 3rd century BC (from Culture of Greece)
Image 67Traditional flag used from 1769 to the War of Independence (from Culture of Greece)
Image 68The ancient theatre of Epidaurus continues to be used for staging ancient Greek plays. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 69The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens (from History of Greece)
Image 70Archery matches in Panathenaic Stadium during the 2004 Olympics. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 71Georgios Tsolakoglou with Wehrmacht officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941) (from History of Greece)
Image 72Terracotta kylix that depicts a man holding a lyre, circa 480 BC, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) (from Culture of Greece)
Image 73Volcanic crater, Santorini (from Geography of Greece)
Image 74Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David. (from History of Greece)
Image 75Vikos–Aoös National Park (from Geography of Greece)
Image 76Greek cavalry attacking during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). (from History of Greece)
Image 77The Parthenon is an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and the Athenian democracy. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 78A page from a 16th-century edition of the 10th century Byzantine encyclopaedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Suda. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 79The Stag Hunt Mosaic at the Archaeological Museum of Pella (3rd BC) (from History of Greece)
Image 80Constantin Carathéodory, who introduced several mathematical theorems. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 81Mount Pelion (from Geography of Greece)
Image 82Adamantios Korais, major figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment (from Culture of Greece)
Image 83Navagio, Zakynthos (from Geography of Greece)
Image 84Greece's cities, main towns, main rivers, islands and selected archaeological sites. (from Geography of Greece)
Image 85Clashes in Athens during the Dekemvriana events (from History of Greece)
Image 86The Battle of Navarino, in October 1827, marked the effective end of Ottoman rule in Greece. (from History of Greece)
Image 87Map of the Delian League ("Athenian Empire or Alliance") in 431 BC, just prior to the Peloponnesian War. (from History of Greece)