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Persia

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Persian Empire (c.500 b.c.) Persia pûrˈzhə, –shə, old alternate name for the Asian country Iran. The article Iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern countr...

Greece

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Greece, Gr. Hellas or Ellas, officially Hellenic Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,218,000), 50,944 sq mi (131,945 sq km), SE Europe. It occupies the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsu...

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