The term 'Greek CITY' can be broken down into three crossword solutions: SPARTA (6 letters), ATHENS (6 letters), and Polis (5 letters). SPARTA was an ancient Greek CITY-state located in the region of Laconia, in the south-eastern Peloponnese. It was a powerful CITY-state that dominated much of southern Greece during the 5th century BC. ATHENS was another ancient Greek CITY-state located in Attica, in the south-eastern part of the country. It was the most powerful CITY-state in Greece during the 5th century BC and is widely considered to be the birthplace of democracy. Polis is a Greek word meaning 'CITY'. It is used to refer to any CITY-state in ancient Greece, such as SPARTA and ATHENS.