What did people in Ancient Greece think the world looked like?

Ancient Greece” covers a lot of time, so the answer has to be kind of handy-wavey. In general they knew the world was round — that was pretty standard by around the 5th century BC. read more

“Ancient Greece” covers a lot of time, so the answer has to be kind of handy-wavey. In general they knew the world was round — that was pretty standard by around the 5th century BC. read more

NOTE. I'm not asking for a map OF ancient Greece that we've made now (from ancient sources). I'm looking for a map FROM the ancient Greek of the world as THEY thought it was. read more

The modern Greeks have been mixed with other nationalities. When the Turks took over territories of Byzantine Empire, many Greeks escaped to different parts of Europe and there has been intermarriages, much like the Azkhenazi Jews and the European Gypsies. read more