The names used to refer to the Greek people and their land have complex, disputed origins, and their definitions shifted dramatically over millennia, reflecting fundamental changes in politics, religion, and geography. Hellenes / Ἑλλάς (Hellas) Hellenes is the name the Greeks have historically used for themselves and their land, and it is the official modern […]
The Evolving Names for Greeks: Hellenes, Graikoi, and Romioi
The names used to refer to the Greek people and their land have complex, disputed origins, and their definitions shifted dramatically over millennia, reflecting fundamental changes in politics, religion, and geography. Hellenes / Ἑλλάς (Hellas) Hellenes is the name the Greeks have historically used for themselves and their land, and it is the official modern […]