
Greek colonisation
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- Theme of project: Chronology of the presentation of Greek tribes through the history during historical periods (Greeks and Greek colonization, Ilirik (lat. Illyricum), Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum), other
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- Timeline: Historical period of Greek colonization Ilirik (lat. Illyricum) and other places, Roman Empire (Imperium Romanum), other
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History
Greek colonisation refers to the expansion of Archaic Greeks, particularly during the 8th–6th centuries BC, across the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
The Archaic expansion differed from the Iron Age migrations of the Greek Dark Ages, in that it consisted of organised direction (see oikistes) away from the originating metropolis rather than the simplistic movement of tribes, which characterised the aforementioned earlier migrations. Many colonies, or apoikia (Greek: ἀποικία, transl. "home away from home"), that were founded during this period eventually evolved into strong Greek city-states, functioning independently of their metropolis.
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1. Antički Grci na tlu Hrvatske | Ancient Greeks on the land of Croatia and map of Greek migrations and colonisation in Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Illyria, Ionian Sea, Tirrenian Sea
2. Greek territories and colonies during the Archaic period (750–550 BC)
3. Map of the colonies of Ancient Greece and Phoenicia - circa 550 BCE. Also other regional 'dynasties' of the Mediterranean region. Blue color are Greek colonies.
4. Greek colonisation in 8 - 4 BCE.
Click on them to open and view in the new tab to enlarge, or simple see image: 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Famous persons
Tyrants of Syracuse
Deinomenids (485 - 465 BCE)
- Deinomenes, King of Gela, in southern Sicily, Magna Graecia
- Gelon I (485 BCE - 478 BCE)
- Hiero I (478 BCE - 466 BCE)
- Thrasybulus (466 BCE - 465 BCE)
Dionysii (405 - 344 BCE)
- Dionysius the Elder (Dionysius I of Syracuse) (405 BCE - 367 BCE)
- Dionysius the Younger (Dionysius II of Syracuse) (367 BCE - 356 BCE)
- Dion (357 BCE - 355 BCE)
- Calippus (355 BCE - 353 BCE)
- Hipparinus [ de ] (353 BCE - c.350 BCE)
- Nysaeus [ de ] (c.350 BCE - 346 BCE)
- Dionysius the Younger (restored, 346 BCE - 344 BCE)
Timoleon (345 - 337 BCE)
- Timoleon (345 BCE - 337 BCE)
Agathocles (317- 289 BCE)
- Agathocles (317 BCE - 289 BCE)
Interregnum* (289 - 276 BCE)
- Hicetas (289 BCE - 280 BCE)
- Thinion [ it ] & Sosistratus [ it ] (279 BC - 277 BCE)
- Pyrrhus of Epirus (278 - 276 BCE)
Hieronids (275 - 214 BCE)
- Hiero II (275 BCE - 215 BCE)
- Gelo II (until 216 BCE)
- Hieronymus (215 BCE - 214 BCE)
Interregnum* - Interregnum
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Locations
- Macedonia and Thrace
- Magna Graecia: mainland Italy and Sicily
- Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, and Illyria
- Black Sea and Propontis
- Wider Mediterranean: Africa
- Rest of the Mediterranean
List of Greek colonies before Alexander the Great (pre-336 BC)
- Modern Albania
- Modern Bulgaria
- Modern Croatia
- Modern Cyprus
- Modern Egypt
- Modern France
- Modern Georgia/ Abkhazia
- Modern Greece
- Modern Italy
- Modern Libya
- Modern Montenegro
- Modern North Macedonia
- Modern Palestine (Gaza Strip)
- Modern Romania
- Modern Russia
- Modern Serbia
- Modern Spain
- Modern Syria
- Modern Turkey
- Modern Ukraine
References
Further reading
External links
Video, film, documentary, etc... 
- The History of the Greeks
- Ancient Greece 101 | National Geographic
- Introduction to Ancient Greek Colonies
- How the Greeks Colonized the Mediterranean - Ancient Civilizations
- The Sicilian Expedition: How One Campaign Decided Ancient Athens' Fate | Line of Fire | Odyssey
- Greek Colonization of Asia Minor: Aeolians
- Ancient Greeks in the Arctic - The Voyage of Pytheas Documentary
- A Brief History of Greek Colonisation
- The First Greek Colonies in Italy (Origins of Magna Graecia)
- History Of Greek Colonies In Sicily
- The Explosion of Greek Expansion into Italy & Sicily (Origins of Magna Graecia)
- Why and how did the Ancient Greeks establish colonies?
- The Entire History of the Phoenicians (2500 - 300 BC) // Ancient History Documentary
- Sicily's First Settlers! - Sicily's Greek and Roman Ancient History
- Sicily Myth and History
Literature, Books, Articles, etc...
- Books online
- War, Warlords, and Interstate Relations in the Ancient Mediterranean
- Tiranni Delle Poleis Siciliane: Tiranni Di Agrigento, Tiranni Di Catania, Tiranni Di Gela, Tiranni Di Siracusa, Timoleonte, Anassila, Pirro
Useful sources
- List of tyrants of Syracuse
- Grčka kolonizacija na Jadranu
- Syracusian colonies
- Issaic colonies
- Magna Graecia
- Greek colonies in Illyria, List of settlements in Illyria
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