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Ancient History

Historical sources for the study of Ancient Greece

Logographers wrote different contents of the first prose texts. According to the submission, the oldest logographer was Cadmus of Miletus, the most important was...

Aegean civilizations and Mycenaean culture

Regions of Balkan and Asia Minor that mourn the Aegean Sea and the Aegean islands of Crete were natural geographical entity - Egeida, Aegean...

Ancient Greek tribes

Hellenes were divided into tribes: the Ionians, the Aeolians and the Dorians while special mentioned were the Acheans. According to the myth, Hellen (the...

The letter of the ancient Greeks

From 1900th to 1600th BC pictogram or the hieroglyphic writing was used. Linear A has been used since 1700th to 1400th, and Linear B...

The oldest cities (poleis) of the ancient Greece

The ancient Greeks have never formed a common state in which all could join together. Their favorite form of government was the polis (city-state)....

Ancient Greek Colonization

Greeks have moved from their home land at different times and established settlements. Most of Greek settlements were established in the 8th, 7th and...

Spartan Society

Southeastern branch of Peloponnese ending with peninsulas of Malea and Tainaron was the ancient Laconia. Its most productive part was the valley between the...

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