Greek Empire

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Greek Empire can refer to the following:

• The Greek Empire of a Greek state in Classical Times
• The Greek Empire of the ancient Macedonian Kingdom during the reign of Alexander the Great (as it is referred in the Bible).
• The Greek Empire as the set of all successor states of the Diadochoi (successors of Alexander the Great).
• The medieval Greek Empire, as it was commonly referred to by Western European nations - what we call today Byzantine Empire.

A Greek Empire in Classical Times can refer to the hegemonies of a Greek state over others. The four most important hegemonies are (in chronological order):

• Athenian Empire
• Spartan Empire
• Theban hegemony
• Macedonian hegemony, especially in the times of Alexander the Great, the kingdom of Macedon.

A Greek Empire in Hellenistic Times, can refer to any individual successor state of the Diadochoi:

• Seleucid dynasty
• Antigonid dynasty
• Ptolemaic dynasty

A Greek Empire in Medieval Times can refer to the:

• Byzantine Empire

or any individual Byzantine successor state that was formed after the first fall of Constantinople in 1204:

• Empire of Trebizond
• Despotate of Epirus
• Empire of Nicaea

A Greek Empire in Modern Times can refer to the expansion of the Greek Kingdom over the Ottoman Empire during the early 20th century.