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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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The Athena temple complex, including the Delphic Tholos, photographed from Route 48 just above it. The background is the Pleistos River Valley. The view is looking upstream.

Delphi (/ˈdɛlfaɪ, ˈdɛlfi/; Greek: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi]), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle was international in character and also fostered sentiments of Greek nationality, even though the nation of Greece was centuries away from realization. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in Delphi, marked by the stone monument known as the omphalos (navel). The sacred precinct was in the region of Phocis, but its management had been taken away from the Phocians, who were trying to extort money from its visitors, and had been placed in the hands of an amphictyony, or committee of persons chosen mainly from Central Greece. According to the Suda, Delphi took its name from the Delphyne, the she-serpent (drakaina) who lived there and was killed by the god Apollo (in other accounts the serpent was the male serpent (drakon) Python).

The sacred precinct occupies a delineated region on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus. It is now an extensive archaeological site, and since 1938 a part of Parnassos National Park. Adjacent to the sacred precinct is a small modern town of the same name. The precinct is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having had a great influence in the ancient world, as evidenced by the various monuments built there by most of the important ancient Greek city-states, demonstrating their fundamental Hellenic unity. (Full article...)

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

Image 1The socialist prime minister Andreas Papandreou (from History of Greece)
Image 2Apollon Theatre (Patras), designed by Ernst Ziller (from Culture of Greece)
Image 3Olympion Theatre in Thessaloniki, seat of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 4Kremasta (lake) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 5The 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 6The ancient theatre of Epidaurus continues to be used for staging ancient Greek plays. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 7The 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 8Achelous River (from Geography of Greece)
Image 9George I was King of the Hellenes from 1862 to 1913 (from History of Greece)
Image 10Part of the Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki (from History of Greece)
Image 11Palm beach of Vai (Crete) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 12The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens is the best-preserved of all ancient Greek temples. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 13A bottle of retsina (from Culture of Greece)
Image 14Samariá Gorge (from Geography of Greece)
Image 15Mycenaean Greece, c. 1400–1100 BC. (from History of Greece)
Image 16The division of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade. (from History of Greece)
Image 17Mount Pelion (from Geography of Greece)
Image 18Pindus National Park (from Geography of Greece)
Image 19Volcanic crater, Santorini (from Geography of Greece)
Image 20The Little Metropolis (Athens), 9th-13th century, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 21Adamantios Korais, major figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment (from Culture of Greece)
Image 22Navagio, Zakynthos (from Geography of Greece)
Image 23Depiction of the Greek fire by John Skylitzes' Chronicle (late 11th century). (from History of Greece)
Image 24Potidea Kanal, Chalkidiki (from Geography of Greece)
Image 25Mosaic in the Hosios Loukas (Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, Greece), circa 10th century AD (from Culture of Greece)
Image 26Mosaic from Daphni Monastery (ca. 1100) (from Culture of Greece)
Image 27The Stag Hunt Mosaic at the Archaeological Museum of Pella (3rd BC) (from History of Greece)
Image 28Proto-Greek linguistic area according to linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev. (from History of Greece)
Image 29Gemistus Pletho (from Culture of Greece)
Image 30The ancient theatre of Dodona (from History of Greece)
Image 31"Discobolus" statue by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, outside the Panathenaic Stadium (from Culture of Greece)
Image 32Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (Crete), with some Minoan colourful columns (from Culture of Greece)
Image 33A page from a 16th-century edition of the 10th century Byzantine encyclopaedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Suda. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 34Alexander 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 35Shards 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 36Clashes in Athens during the Dekemvriana events (from History of Greece)
Image 37Aristarchus of Samos was the first known individual to propose a heliocentric system, in the 3rd century BC (from Culture of Greece)
Image 38The 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 39The National Library of Greece (Athens), 1888, by Theophil Hansen (from Culture of Greece)
Image 40Poet Constantine P. Cavafy (from Culture of Greece)
Image 41Overview of the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in Greece and the Balkans (from Culture of Greece)
Image 42A 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 43Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the most prominent modern Greek writers (from Culture of Greece)
Image 44Greece's cities, main towns, main rivers, islands and selected archaeological sites. (from Geography of Greece)
Image 45Carols by Nikiforos Lytras (from Culture of Greece)
Image 46Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900-2017 (from Geography of Greece)
Image 47Map of the Delian League ("Athenian Empire or Alliance") in 431 BC, just prior to the Peloponnesian War. (from History of Greece)
Image 48View of the Roman Odeon of Patras (from History of Greece)
Image 49The landing of Greek troops in Kavala during the Balkan Wars (from History of Greece)
Image 50Mikis Theodorakis, popular composer and songwriter, introduced the bouzouki into the mainstream culture. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 51The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens (from History of Greece)
Image 52Dormition of the Virgin by El Greco, an example of the Cretan School (from Culture of Greece)
Image 53Greek salad (from Culture of Greece)
Image 54Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek scholar in the Renaissance (from Culture of Greece)
Image 55Members of the National Organisation of Youth (EON) salute in presence of dictator Metaxas (1938) (from History of Greece)
Image 56Exterior view of Hosios Loukas monastery, artistic example of the Macedonian Renaissance (from History of Greece)
Image 57Proclamation of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1924. Crowds holding placards depicting Alexandros Papanastasiou, Georgios Kondylis and Alexandros Hatzikyriakos (from History of Greece)
Image 58Scene 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 59Mount Olympus (from Geography of Greece)
Image 60Constantin Carathéodory, who introduced several mathematical theorems. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 61Landscape of Stymfalia with Mount Kyllini (from Geography of Greece)
Image 62NASA photograph of Crete (from Geography of Greece)
Image 63Mount Parnassus (from Geography of Greece)
Image 64The 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 65Our Lady of Tinos, the major Marian shrine in Greece (from Culture of Greece)
Image 66The Battle of Navarino, in October 1827, marked the effective end of Ottoman rule in Greece. (from History of Greece)
Image 67Nafplio, the first capital of independent Greece during the governance of Ioannis Kapodistrias (from History of Greece)
Image 68Vikos–Aoös National Park (from Geography of Greece)
Image 69Ancient Greek Ostracon bearing the name of Cimon. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 70Greek Resistance cavalry during the Axis occupation (from History of Greece)
Image 71Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David. (from History of Greece)
Image 72Greek cavalry attacking during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). (from History of Greece)
Image 73Idealized portrait of Homer, British Museum (from Culture of Greece)
Image 74Organization and military bases of the Communist led "Democratic Army", as well as entry routes to Greece. (from History of Greece)
Image 75Archery matches in Panathenaic Stadium during the 2004 Olympics. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 76Peplos Kore at the Acropolis Museum. Relics of the polychromy are visible. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 77Bust of Herodotus in Stoa of Attalus, one of the earliest nameable historians whose work survives. (from History of Greece)
Image 78Manganari beach, Ios (island) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 79Traditional Greek taverna, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 80Georgios Tsolakoglou with Wehrmacht officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941) (from History of Greece)
Image 81The territorial evolution of Kingdom of Greece until 1947 (from History of Greece)
Image 82Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967 (from History of Greece)
Image 83Traditional flag used from 1769 to the War of Independence (from Culture of Greece)
Image 84The Temple of Hephaestus on the Agoraios Kolonos Hill (Athens, Greece), circa 449 BC, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 85Late 4th century AD "Mosaic of the Musicians" with hydraulis, aulos, and lyre from a Byzantine villa in Maryamin, Syria (from Culture of Greece)
Image 86Terracotta 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 87Taygetus (Mountain Range) (from Geography of Greece)