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How far did the Ancient Greek empire really expand?

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nm1999

nm1999

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I've seen a lot of debate around this topic and I'm actually not sure how far the ancient Greek empire really expanded. I have seen some news articles that say they were ancient Greeks in modern day England. Is this even possible? And just because they were ancient Greeks in certain areas does that mean that the ancient Greek rule really stretch that far? If anyone has any insight it would really help! Thanks
 
k_tsoukalas

k_tsoukalas

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This is interesting. I looked it up and according to a wikopedia page about it, the first evidence of Ancient Greeks in the UK took place during Mycenaean times:

Greeks in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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