About Amazing Greece

Greece

Greece is an country in south-east Europe officially belonging to Hellenic Republic. It's capital is Athens which is the largest and capital city too. The Greece is in the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa.

To tell about Greece we can only remember about is history alone because there has been many historical events has taken place here. It is the birthplace of :

Democracy

Western literature and philosophy

Theatre

Major scientific and mathematical principles

And the Olympic Games.

If we asked which empire was Greece in we easily answer it is of Rome empire but it was not before.

Greece was first existed in divided states it was "Philip II of macedon who United the Greece into one state in 4th BC. His son was the great "Alexander the great" who conquered a lot of the world. The Rome empire annexed Greece into their empire in the 2nd BC. Annexing Greece into Rome empire was an integral part of the Roman Empire.

After Rome empire they fell into the hands of the ottoman empire in the mid 15th century. after struggles and after a "war of independence" in the 1830 Greece emerged in as an morden independent nation state.

You would not believe but the Greece has 18 UNESCO world heritage sites which reflects their historical legacy and heritage.