2007-07-05 04:15:39 · 7 answers · asked by Marielle S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Greece is a nation today, but if you are talking ancient Greece, the various city-states did not like each other. The two biggest, Sparta and Athens actually went to war with each other, this became known as the Peloponnesian Wars as the Athens and Sparta got the ohter city-states involved too.
2007-07-05 04:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Greece became united under Alexander the Great and his father before him. So... I suppose you could say they were a nation then. But, as to why they didn't willingly become a nation, it's the same reason that the U.S. and, say, Canada don't become a single nation. The cultures are too different. Even though there is no animosity between our two nations, we still would never think about joining with Canada. In the same way, the city-states of Greece were too autonomous from one another to ever join together except in times of war and distress.
2007-07-05 12:13:30 · answer #2 · answered by k9ergrease 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greece has been a nation for thousands of years. However the last time that Greece gained it's independence was March 25, 1821 from the Ottoman Empire.
2007-07-05 11:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by William 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greece is a nation today.
But like the first answerer said if you are talking about Ancient Greece that was because two of the countries states, Athens and Sparts went to war with each other.
I hope that helped
2007-07-05 12:18:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by nation. They were a united group of city states that fought amongst each other too much to ever become unified enough to be under the rule of one city state. They did work together when the situation called for it, so I would say they were pretty close to being a nation.
2007-07-05 11:23:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Becouse the Greek cities hate one another becouse every one wanted a piece of the country and if Alexander woud not conquer the cities-Atena,sparta,theba Greece woud not survive much time becouse the persians woud destroy them and if Greece woud wanish the world woud bee much diferent.sory for my english
2007-07-05 12:19:45 · answer #6 · answered by First E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greece IS a nation!! What are you talking about??
Chow!!
2007-07-05 11:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by No one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋