Greek people
The Greeks or Hellenes (Greek: Έλληνες) are an ethnic group and nation native to regions including Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Egypt, Anatolia, and southern Albania.
Έλληνες | |
|---|---|
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| Total population | |
 Greece 9,903,268[1][2](2011 census)  Cyprus 659,115–721,000[3][4][5][6](2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greece Cyprus | |
| Languages | |
| Greek language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Greek Orthodox Church) |
Diaspora
The Greeks also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities founded around the world. They speak the Greek language and are followers of the Christian Greek Orthodox Church.
Greek People Media
Proto-Greek area of settlement (2200/2100–1900 BC) suggested by Katona (2000), Sakelariou (2016, 1980, 1975) and Phylaktopoulos (1975)
Mycenaean funeral mask known as "Mask of Agamemnon", 16th century BC
Alexander the Great, whose conquests led to the Hellenistic Age
The Hellenistic realms c. 300 BC as divided by the Diadochi; the Μacedonian Kingdom of Cassander (green), the Ptolemaic Kingdom (dark blue), the Seleucid Empire (yellow), the areas controlled by Lysimachus (orange) and Epirus (red)
Bust of Cleopatra VII (Altes Museum, Berlin), the last ruler of a Hellenistic kingdom (apart from the Indo-Greek Kingdom)
Scenes of marriage and family life in Constantinople
Emperor Basil II (11th century) is credited with reviving the Byzantine Empire.
Gemistos Plethon, one of the most renowned philosophers of the late Byzantine era, a chief pioneer of the revival of Greek scholarship in Western Europe
The Byzantine scholar and cardinal Basilios Bessarion (1395/1403–1472) played a key role in transmitting classical knowledge to Western Europe, contributing to the Renaissance.
WIKITONGUES: Kostas speaking Greek
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References
- ↑ 2011 Population and Housing Census. Hellenic Statistical Authority (12 September 2014). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ Statistical Data on Immigrants in Greece: An Analytic Study of Available Data and Recommendations for Conformity with European Union Standards. Archive of European Integration (AEI) (15 November 2004)University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ Population - Country of Birth, Citizenship Category, Country of Citizenship, Language, Religion, Ethnic/Religious Group, 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Cole 2011, Yiannis Papadakis, "Cypriots, Greek", pp. 92–95
- ↑ Where are the Greek communities of the world?. themanews.com (2013)Protothemanews.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Statistical Service – Population and Social Conditions – Population Census – Announcements – Preliminary Results of the Census of Population, 2011. Cystat.gov.cy. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
