The Greek Middle Ages: c. 1125 - c.700 BC DOWNLOAD FREE

Olbia The foundation by Miletus of Olbia c. 645 BC on the northern shore of the Black Sea was probably also motivated by trade. This region became important at this time as a source of grain. The foundation of Messalia (modern Marseilles) by the Phocaeans was also motivated by trade, for whilst it controls the trade route along the river Rhone, it has poor direct access to agricultural land. The Phocaeans also founded Emporion in northeast Spain around the same time with the purpose of trading with northern Spain which had deposits of tin and silver.

Contents of The Greek Middle Ages: c. 1125 - c.700 BC 1 Population growth and land hunger 2 Economic expansion and the rising "middle class" 3 Cultural developments in Greece during the period of tyrannies 4 Hoplite tactics 5 Factional politics 6 Ethnic tensions 7 The downfall of tyrants in archaic Greece 8 The Dorian and Ionic migrations 9 The Dorians 10 Greek Dark age 11 The Greek City States 12 Greek colonization of the C8th BC 13 Greek colonization of the Aegean and East 14 Greek settlers in the Euxine 15 Causes of the Greek colonization 16 Archaeological evidence for Greek population expansion in C8th BC 17 Foundation of Cyrene 18 Corcyra 19 Olbia 20 The Lelantine war 21 Relations with Egypt 22 Greek Culture during the Greek Middle Ages 23 Introduction of phonetic script 24 Homer 25 Hesiod 26 Foundation of the Olympic Games

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