Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek refers to the Greek civilization from the beginning of the ancient century of the 8th century BC to the time before the conquest of the Roman Republic in 146 BC. As early as the ancient Greek civilization before the rise of about 800 years, the Aegean region on the birth of the brilliant Crete civilization and Mycenaean civilization. About 1200 BC, the invasion of the Dorians destroyed the Mycenaean civilization, the Greek history into the so-called "dark ages." Under the leadership of Athens, after the two Hippo wars to win, and in the first five centuries to the first four centuries, that is, after the end of the Boise war to the period before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war Heyday, known as the "golden age". After being conquered by King Alexander of Macedonia, Hellenic civilization spreads in large areas of the Mediterranean West Bank to Central Asia. Ancient Greeks in the literature, drama, sculpture, architecture, philosophy and many other aspects of deep attainments. As the ancient Greek civilization had a significant influence on the Roman Empire, the latter absorbed the civilization of the former and brought it to the Mediterranean and many parts of Europe. So it is generally believed that the ancient Greek civilization laid the foundation for Western civilization. ...