10 places on the atlas covering people, history, architecture and language. Highlights include Socrates, Marathon, Parthenon and Greek.
See Greece on the map Etiquette guide
| President | Konstantinos Tasoulas |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
Office-holders as of July 2026. Governments change, so check Greece’s official government website for the latest. Full list of heads of state and government.
A short, well-known selection rather than a ranking. People pinned on the map appear in the cards below.
He taught by asking questions in the streets of Athens, a method that still carries his name. He left no writings, and we know him through his students, especially Plato.
A student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great, he wrote on logic, biology, ethics and politics and founded a school in Athens called the Lyceum.
Born at Pella, he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwest India.
Site of the Athenian victory over a Persian army in 490 BCE, a story that later inspired the modern marathon race.
Ancient Greeks travelled to Delphi to consult the oracle of Apollo, and the site was regarded as the centre of the world.
The largest centre of the Minoan civilisation, with a palace complex of many rooms and colourful frescoes that inspired later stories of the labyrinth.
A fortified Bronze Age city entered through the Lion Gate. Its rulers were the leading powers of the Greek world in the age remembered by Homer.
A narrow coastal pass where a small Greek force led by the Spartan king Leonidas held back a much larger Persian army for several days.
A temple to Athena on the Acropolis, whose columns are subtly curved to look straight. It is widely seen as a symbol of ancient Greece and of democracy.
The Greek alphabet has been in use for nearly three thousand years and gave rise to the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets.
This page brings together the people who lead Greece today, a short selection of well-known people from Greece, and the 10 places pinned for Greece on the atlas. Use the buttons at the top to see Greece on the map, where you can filter by theme, read a short summary of each pin and follow the link to Wikipedia for the full article. To browse the same themes across the whole world, see the people page, history page, architecture page and language page.
As of July 2026: President: Konstantinos Tasoulas; Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Office-holders change, so check the official government site for the latest.
Well-known people connected with Greece include Pericles (Athenian statesman), Socrates (philosopher), Plato (philosopher), Aristotle (born in Stagira) (philosopher and scientist) and Homer (epic poet).
People pinned for Greece include Socrates, Aristotle and Alexander the Great. Open the map to read a short summary of each.
Notable buildings and sites in Greece on the atlas include Parthenon. Open the map for photos and links to read more.
Historical places in Greece on the atlas include Marathon, Delphi, Knossos, Mycenae and Thermopylae. Open the map for photos and links to read more.
Language entries for Greece on the atlas include Greek. Open the map for photos and links to read more.
Choose See Greece on the map above, or search for Greece on the atlas. You can filter by theme, drag the Time travel slider to see who was alive and what was standing in different centuries, and open any pin for a short summary and a link to the full Wikipedia article.
Greeting: A handshake and eye contact. Friends exchange cheek kisses. A nod can mean 'no' when the head tilts back. Dining: Meals are long and shared; hosts insist on paying. Say 'Yamas' when toasting. These are general customs, not legal advice.