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Greece, archaic
Greece is the first area in Europe where advanced early civilizations emerge, beginning with the Cycladic civilization on the islands of the Aegean Sea at around 3000 BCE, the Minoan civilization in Crete (2700–1500 BCE) and then the Mycenaean civilization on the mainland (1900–1100 BCE).
The period between 1200 and 800 BCE is known as the Greek Dark Ages following the supposed Dorian invasion, which marks the end of the Mycenean era.
Two of the most celebrated works of Greek literature, the Illiad and the Odyssey by Homer, are created during this period.
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- Akrotíri (Santorini) Thira Greece Location
- Apasa > Abasa > Ephesos > Ephesus Turkey Location
- Apesokari Iraklion Greece Location
- Asea Arkadhia Greece Location
- Asine Argolis Greece Location
- Astipálaia Dhodhekanisos Greece Location
- Athens > Athínai Attiki Greece Location
- Ayios Gerasimos Zakinthos Greece Location
- Ayvalik Balikesir Turkey Location
- Ceos (Kea) Island Kikladhes Greece Location
- Chios (Khíos) Island Khios Greece Location
- Colophon > Kusadasi Izmir Turkey Location
- Corinth > Kórinthos Korinthia Greece Location
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- Curium (Kourion) > Limassol > Lemesós Limassol Cyprus Location
- Cyrene Libya Location
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- Dhéndra Greece Location
- Dodona Greece Location
- Doris Greece Location
- Elaía Thesprotia Greece Location
- Eleusis > Elevsís Attiki Greece Location
- Epidaurus Greece Location
- Eutresis Greece Location
- Gortyn Iraklion Greece Location
- Halicarnassus Turkey Location
- Iasos Mugla Turkey Location
- Kefallinía (Cefalonia) Island Kefallinia Greece Location
- Knossos Kritis Greece Location
- Kosmas o Aitolos Grevena Greece Location
- Kálimnos Dhodhekanisos Greece Location
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- Larissa > Lárisa Larisa Greece Location
- Lefkandi Greece Location
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- Lápithos Kyrenia Cyprus Location
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- Marion Paphos Cyprus Location
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