In its modern form, Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. It is spoken by at least 13.5 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and the many other countries of the Greek diaspora. Ancient Greek civilization was concentrated in what is today Greece and along the western coast of Turkey.

Understanding the Context

However, ancient Greek colonists established cities all around the Mediterranean and along the coast of the Black Sea.