【内容提要】人们一直在讨论古希腊文明的特征，也得出了许多鲜明见解。本文强调在论述古希腊文明特征时，必须注意的两个问题：即古希腊文明的开放性、扩张性、和古希腊文明的多元性和多中心性。【英文摘要】Foralongtime，peoplehavebeendiscussingthedistinctivefeaturesofthecivilizationofancientGreece，andhavedrawnmanydistinctconclusions.ThisessayemphasizestwopointswhichpeoplemustnoticewhileexpoundingthecharacterofthecivilizationofancientGreece，namely，ontheonehand，ancientGreekcivilizationischaracterizedbyopennessandexpansion;ontheotherhand，itismarkedbypluralismandmulti-centrality.【关键词】古希腊/文明/开放性/扩张性/多元性/多中心
