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In antiquity, only representatives from “Greek” cities were invited to participate in the Olympic Games. What defined a city as “Greek”? There were Greek colonies in France and all through Anatolia; the people of these cities spoke Greek and participated in “Greek” culture, right?

by /u/TheManWhoFellToMirth in /r/AskHistorians

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