Where were the Greeks located?

Greece, also called Hellas, is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. It's bordered by Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia to the north, Bulgaria to the northeast, Turkey to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has a long coastline, with numerous bays and gulfs, and it consists of both mainland Greece and thousands of islands, including Crete, Rhodes, and Lesbos.