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Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states.

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is today. It was made up of lots of smaller states. These states were always squabbling and often went to war. Their biggest enemy were the ...