AHCL 2105H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sharecropping, Thespiae, Boeotia

• School: Trent University
• Department: Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
• Course: AHCL 2105H
• Professor: Lockwood Sean

Document Summary

The pithecusae established the irst colony in the west, it was an emporion (trading colony: established other colonies in italy. Pelacaneshian established colonies, important was tara: only colony founded by sparta. The carthaginians controlled a lot of africa, from city of carthage. Etruscans controlled a lot of main land (north) of italy: these are who traded with italy. Greeks began expanding beyond italy: cyrene in north africa, massilia/marseilles (france) colonized by phocaea. Not just mainland greeks who are colonizing. Conlict over the island of corsica: phocaea had to abandoned colony of corsica. Realized it was too crowded so the greeks looked to the east. Early colonies: (675) cyzicus- founded by the metropolis of miletus (said to setle 70 colonies in the black sea region, the black sea region, including the crimea, was very ferile land and good natural resources to trade. Very few people, easier to colonize, less conlict.