Following the collapse of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the Greek-speaking peoples of the Aegean formed small city states which had a variety of styles of government including monarchies, oligarchies, and…
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Persian Expansion and the Greeks
As the Persian empire expanded, it came into conflict with the Greeks. The Greeks, who were organized into an array of city-states, had established colony cities throughout the Mediterranean.
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