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While it was independent, the ancient Greek world never unified into a central polity.  Rather, individual city-states fought for dominion over many centuries, fighting with one another as to who would be prominent.  This was especially true between Athens and [[Sparta]].  But while they fought amongst themselves, when a foreign entity sought to invade, such as the [[Persian Empire]], the Greeks would come together in a unity seldom rivaled in history.  [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Macedonia]] would eventually subdue Greece along with almost the entire known world at the time, but that would only lead to the spreading of Greek culture as Macedon was Hellenistic in nature and Greece was once again "free" after his death.  Rome eventually put an end to ancient Greek independence, but not its influence.

While it was independent, the ancient Greek world never unified into a central polity.  Rather, individual city-states fought for dominion over many centuries, fighting with one another as to who would be prominent.  This was especially true between Athens and [[Sparta]].  But while they fought amongst themselves, when a foreign entity sought to invade, such as the [[Persian Empire]], the Greeks would come together in a unity seldom rivaled in history.  [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Macedonia]] would eventually subdue Greece along with almost the entire known world at the time, but that would only lead to the spreading of Greek culture as Macedon was Hellenistic in nature and Greece was once again "free" after his death.  Rome eventually put an end to ancient Greek independence, but not its influence.

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