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Modern unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house. Official language is Greek, though English and French are also widely spoken. To refer specifically to the ancient confederation of Greece and its colonies, use "Greece (ancient)"; for historical Greece in general, use "Greece (historical)."

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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
19th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
19th century
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Greek, about 50 - after 120
Aigina, Greece, 427 BCE - 346 BCE, Athens
Greek, 384 BCE - 322 BCE
Hermoupolis, 1835 - 1904, Athens
Sámos, Greece, about 620 BCE - 564 BCE