CLA230H1 Lecture 10: CLA230 Lecture 10 Notes
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Greek colonization by 550bc, had colonies all over the mediterranean, stretching from asia. Cyrene colony established around 631 bc present-day libya mother city was thera. Akatiri was on thera was recolonized dorian colony. Pindar wrote two victory poems for king arkeslias iv in chariot victory at. Pindar wrote poems for athletic heroes hero battus was buried in the city only heroes were buried within city walls in pindar"s pythian 5 battus is described to be civilizing cyrene. Herodotus wrote two foundation stories one was told by the people of. Cyrene and the other by the people of thera other fragmentary sources are present as well there is a 4th century b. c. inscription from cyrene that tells the story. Went back to the oracle at delphi the pythia again told them to colonize. Libya to determine where exactly lybia was ask resident aliens if they were from.
