// Antiquity
Greek City-States
- Period
- 800 BC – AD 83
- Duration
- approx. 882 years
- Greatest extent
- around 164 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 205,000 km²
Period and duration
Greek City-States — according to the map data from 800 BC to AD 83, roughly 882 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Greek City-States — greatest extent around 164 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 205,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (801 BC)
- Greek Dark Ages
- Tabal Kingdom
After
Neighbours around 164 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Parthian Empire
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Roman Republic
- Kingdom of Kush
- Kingdom of Numidia
- Kingdom of Armenia
- Minaeans
Learn more
- Open the world map in 164 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Greek City-States on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.