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I'm going to guess, right now, the answer is no. The city-states were individual entities with individual, and even perhaps different types of governments. Some did come together as federations, correct? And they (the federations) did unite for foreign threats. But, all in all, were the Greeks ever united? Did Alexander do it or come close to it? Or was it still just a bunch of individual city-states joining together for a common cause? When the common cause was eliminated or no longer a threat it was back to war with each other.
The main alliances that comes to mind is the Delian League during the wars with Persia and the Peloponnesian League (formed to balance Athens' power), both prior to Alexander….
Greece united under military circumstances either to fight a common enemy or were conquered by an internal group like the Macedonians under Philip (Alexander's father). The various city-states did share a common Hellenic culture (which is why they were able to unite to fight Persia). I would say the closest Greece ever came to being “united” was during the Hellenistic Age (the aftermath of Alexander's conquests up to the conquest by Rome).
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