Ancient Greece's location and history

Ancient Greece was in the eastern Mediterranean and at its peak spread to other parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Greece is mountainous with thousands of islands, leading to many smaller states making up Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greek civilisation began c. 900 BCE and lasted until roughly 31 BCE. By 750 BCE, it had colonies in Italy and Sicily but the decline of Ancient Greece coincided with the rise of the Romans. Ancient Greek civilisation developed after the Sumerian, Egyptian, Indus and Shang civilisations.