Bayan Dark Ages ya kasance zamanin Archaic, farawa a kusa da karni na 8 BC. Lokacin Archaic ya ga farkon ci gaba a cikin al'adun Girka da al'umma wanda ya zama tushen zamanin Classical. Bayan zamanin Archaic, an yi la'akari da zamanin Classical a Girka ya kasance daga Farisawa na Farisawa na Girka a 480 har zuwa mutuwar Alexander Mai Girma a 323.
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