HIST 205 Lecture 4: HIST 205-04 Greek Colonization
23 Dec 2018
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Greek speakers all around coast of mediterranean italy, sicily: naples new city , two waves: italy, sicily//black sea coasts, but legally independent community. Corinth founds many early cities for trade. Discontent political population---faction leaves instead of conflict with metropolis, go found own colony. Joint-colonies for trade, form leagues: effect, expanding trade further drives mediterranean-wide connections between. Egyptians lose: battus is good and wise leader and his children and grandchildren rule, cyrenians own version is more miraculous, second wave of foundation to mainland can be driven by land hunger of struggling. Thera// struggles with locals is true some historical accuracies and some legendary. Foundation decree of cyrene: thera and cyrene shared citizenship and closeness between communities, second half claims to be actual oath of settlers, but inscription is after herodotus by 100 years. Inscription claims to be preserving original oath but it"s a copy already by then they could have heard same stories of herodotus.
