Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents, covering 2 million square miles. There was never one country called ‘ancient Greece’.

Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents, covering 2 million square miles. There was never one country called ‘ancient Greece’.

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...