<P> The modern Greek cuisine has also influences from the Ottoman and Italian cuisine due to the Ottoman and Venetian dominance through the centuries . </P> <P> Greece is one of the oldest wine - producing regions in the world . The earliest evidence of Greek wine has been dated to 6,500 years ago where wine was produced on a household or communal basis . In ancient times, as trade in wine became extensive, it was transported from end to end of the Mediterranean; Greek wine had especially high prestige in Italy under the Roman Empire . In the medieval period, wines exported from Crete, Monemvasia and other Greek ports fetched high prices in northern Europe . </P> <P> Education in Greece is compulsory for all children 6--15 years old; namely, it includes Primary (Dimotiko) and Lower Secondary (Gymnasio) Education . The school life of the students, however, can start from the age of 2.5 years (pre-school education) in institutions (private and public) called "Vrefonipiakoi Paidikoi Stathmi" (creches). In some Vrefonipiakoi Stathmoi there are also Nipiaka Tmimata (nursery classes) which operate along with the Nipiagogeia (kindergartens). </P> <P> Post-compulsory Secondary Education, according to the reforms of 1997 and 2006, consists of two main school types: Genika Lykeia (General Upper Secondary Schools) and the Epaggelmatika Lykeia (Vocational Upper Secondary Schools), as well as the Epaggelmatikes Sxoles (Vocational Schools). Musical, Ecclesiastical and Physical Education Gymnasia and Lykeia are also in operation . </P>

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