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Greece /ˈɡriːs/ (Greek: Ελλάδα, Ellada), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Elliniki Dimokratia), and historically Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellas; Modern Greek: Ελλάς, Ellas), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. Bounded on land by Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Albania to the north, to the east by Turkey and the waters of the Aegean Sea and to the west and south by the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas. Regarded by many as the cradle of Western civilisation, Greece has a long and rich history during which it spread its influence over three continents. Read more...

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Greece was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case in Greece was confirmed on 26 February 2020 when a 38-year-old woman from Thessaloniki who had recently visited Νorthern Italy, was confirmed to be infected. Subsequent cases in late February and early March related to people who had travelled to Italy and a group of pilgrims who had travelled to Israel and Egypt, as well as their contacts. The first death from COVID-19 in Greece was a 66-year-old man, who died on 12 March. Since the opening of the Greek borders to tourists at the end of June 2020, the daily number of confirmed cases announced has included those detected following tests at the country's entry points.

Following the confirmation of the first three cases in Greece, all carnival events in the country were cancelled on 27 February 2020. Health and state authorities issued precautionary guidelines and recommendations, while measures up to early March were taken locally and included the closure of schools and the suspension of cultural events in the affected areas (particularly Ilia, Achaea and Zakynthos). On 10 March, with 89 confirmed cases and no deaths in the country, the government decided to suspend the operation of educational institutions of all levels nationwide and then, on 13 March, to close down all cafes, sports leagues bars, museums, shopping centres, sports facilities and restaurants in the country. On 16 March, all retail shops were also closed and all services in all areas of religious worship of any religion or dogma were suspended. The government has announced a series of measures worth a total of around 24 billion euros, 14% of the country's GDP, to support the economy. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Greece-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David. (from History of Greece)
Image 2"Discobolus" statue by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, outside the Panathenaic Stadium (from Culture of Greece)
Image 3The ancient theatre of Dodona (from History of Greece)
Image 4Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (Crete), with some Minoan colourful columns (from Culture of Greece)
Image 5Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900–2017 (from Geography of Greece)
Image 6Clashes in Athens during the Dekemvriana events (from History of Greece)
Image 7Alexander the Great also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 8Aristarchus of Samos was the first known individual to propose a heliocentric system, in the 3rd century BC (from Culture of Greece)
Image 9The Parthenon is an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and the Athenian democracy. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 10Gemistus Pletho (from Culture of Greece)
Image 11The socialist prime minister Andreas Papandreou (from History of Greece)
Image 12The Temple of Hephaestus on the Agoraios Kolonos Hill (Athens, Greece), circa 449 BC, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 13Late 4th century AD "Mosaic of the Musicians" with hydraulis, aulos, and lyre from a Byzantine villa in Maryamin, Syria (from Culture of Greece)
Image 14Map of the Delian League ("Athenian Empire or Alliance") in 431 BC, just prior to the Peloponnesian War. (from History of Greece)
Image 15Mycenaean Greece, c. 1400–1100 BC. (from History of Greece)
Image 16Ancient Greek Ostracon bearing the name of Cimon. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 17Greek salad (from Culture of Greece)
Image 18Traditional flag used from 1769 to the War of Independence (from Culture of Greece)
Image 19Nafplio, the first capital of independent Greece during the governance of Ioannis Kapodistrias (from History of Greece)
Image 20Poet Constantine P. Cavafy (from Culture of Greece)
Image 21The division of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade. (from History of Greece)
Image 22Archery matches in Panathenaic Stadium during the 2004 Olympics. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 23Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967 (from History of Greece)
Image 24Mosaic from Daphni Monastery (ca. 1100) (from Culture of Greece)
Image 25The territorial evolution of Kingdom of Greece until 1947 (from History of Greece)
Image 26The most famous artist born in Greece was probably Doménikos Theotokópoulos, better known as El Greco (The Greek) in Spain. He did most of his painting there during the late 1500s and early 1600s. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 27Depiction of the Greek fire in John Skylitzes' Madrid Skylitzes (late 11th century). (from History of Greece)
Image 28The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens is the best-preserved of all ancient Greek temples. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 29Constantin Carathéodory, who introduced several mathematical theorems. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 30Topographic map of Greece (from Geography of Greece)
Image 31Peplos Kore at the Acropolis Museum. Relics of the polychromy are visible. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 32Crete (NASA photograph) (from Geography of Greece)
Image 33View of the Roman Odeon of Patras (from History of Greece)
Image 34The I Battalion of the Army of National Defence marches on its way to the front, 1916. Greece joined united with the Allies side in summer 1917. (from History of Greece)
Image 35Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the most prominent modern Greek writers (from Culture of Greece)
Image 36A bottle of retsina (from Culture of Greece)
Image 37A page from a 16th-century edition of the 10th century Byzantine encyclopaedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Suda. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 38Members of the National Organisation of Youth (EON) salute in presence of dictator Metaxas (1938) (from History of Greece)
Image 39Olympion Theatre in Thessaloniki, seat of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 40Dormition of the Virgin by El Greco, an example of the Cretan School (from Culture of Greece)
Image 41The National Library of Greece (Athens), 1888, by Theophil Hansen (from Culture of Greece)
Image 42The Little Metropolis (Athens), 9th–13th century, unknown architect (from Culture of Greece)
Image 43Greek Resistance cavalry during the Axis occupation (from History of Greece)
Image 44Greece's cities, main towns, main rivers, islands and selected archaeological sites. (from Geography of Greece)
Image 45Idealized portrait of Homer, British Museum (from Culture of Greece)
Image 46Shards of pottery vases on the street, after being thrown from the windows of nearby houses. A Holy Saturday tradition in Corfu. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 47Mosaic in the Hosios Loukas (Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, Greece), circa 10th century AD (from Culture of Greece)
Image 48The Battle of Navarino, in October 1827, marked the effective end of Ottoman rule in Greece. (from History of Greece)
Image 49Mikis Theodorakis, popular composer and songwriter, introduced the bouzouki into the mainstream culture. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 50Depiction of the Battle of Corinth (146 BC) on the last day before Roman legions looted and burned the city of Corinth. The last day on Corinth, Tony Robert-Fleury, 1870. (from History of Greece)
Image 51A map of Greater Greece after the Treaty of Sèvres, when the Megali Idea seemed close to fulfillment, featuring Eleftherios Venizelos. (from History of Greece)
Image 52Köppen climate classification of Greece (from Geography of Greece)
Image 53Traditional Greek taverna, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 54Overview of the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in Greece and the Balkans (from Culture of Greece)
Image 55Part of the Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki (from History of Greece)
Image 56The landing of Greek troops in Kavala during the Balkan Wars (from History of Greece)
Image 57Bust of Herodotus in Stoa of Attalus, one of the earliest nameable historians whose work survives. (from History of Greece)
Image 58Greek cavalry attacking during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). (from History of Greece)
Image 59Adamantios Korais, major figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment (from Culture of Greece)
Image 60The Temple of Hephaestus in Athens (from History of Greece)
Image 61Carols by Nikiforos Lytras (from Culture of Greece)
Image 62Proclamation of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1924. Crowds holding placards depicting Alexandros Papanastasiou, Georgios Kondylis and Alexandros Hatzikyriakos (from History of Greece)
Image 63The major Hellenistic realms included the Diadoch kingdoms:
  Kingdom of Ptolemy I Soter
  Kingdom of Cassander
  Kingdom of Lysimachus
  Kingdom of Seleucus I Nicator
  Epirus
Also shown on the map:
  Greek colonies
  Carthage (non-Greek)
  Rome (non-Greek)
The orange areas were often in dispute after 281 BC. The Attalid kingdom occupied some of this area. Not shown: Indo-Greek Kingdom. (from History of Greece)
Image 64Apollon Theatre (Patras), designed by Ernst Ziller (from Culture of Greece)
Image 65Proto-Greek linguistic area according to linguist Vladimir I. Georgiev. (from History of Greece)
Image 66Terracotta kylix that depicts a man holding a lyre, circa 480 BC, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) (from Culture of Greece)
Image 67George I was King of the Hellenes from 1862 to 1913 (from History of Greece)
Image 68Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek scholar in the Renaissance (from Culture of Greece)
Image 69The ancient theatre of Epidaurus continues to be used for staging ancient Greek plays. (from Culture of Greece)
Image 70The Stag Hunt Mosaic at the Archaeological Museum of Pella (3rd century BC) (from History of Greece)
Image 71Georgios Tsolakoglou with Wehrmacht officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941) (from History of Greece)
Image 72Exterior view of Hosios Loukas monastery, artistic example of the Macedonian Renaissance (from History of Greece)
Image 73Our Lady of Tinos, the major Marian shrine in Greece (from Culture of Greece)
Image 74Organization and military bases of the Communist led "Democratic Army", as well as entry routes to Greece. (from History of Greece)