While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Since then, the city is said to have been home to ... A Blast From The Past In Argos When you envision ancient Greece, you probably imagine iconic structures like the Acropolis.

Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these would ... like Corinth (with about 10,000 citizens), and Argos (with 15,000 citizens) were relatively small.

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.