Bematists were specialists in ancient GreeceGreece ( or Ελλάς ), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία ), is a country situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and by Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands. Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa. ...Greece who were trained to measure distances by counting their steps.