History with Cy | Introduction to Ancient Greek Colonies @HistorywithCy | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 9 minutes ago
In this episode, we'll take a quick look at the Greek colonization of the ancient Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. In addition to exploring the reasons as to why so many Greek-speaking peoples left their homeland , we'll also get to learn more about the history of some well-known Greek colonies including Cumae, Cyrene, Massalia and others.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Reasons of Colonization
06:58 Earliest Settlements/Colonies: Pithekoussai and Cumae
10:10 Southern Italy and Sicily
13:34 Massalia and the West (southern France and Spain)
16:05 Thrace and the Northern Aegean
17:10 Cyrene and North Africa
24:09 Black Sea Colonies
26:05 Thank You and Patrons
Related Videos:
Quick History of the Greek Colony of Acragas (Akragas)
youtu.be/OcAoTuDfqAc
History of Ancient Greece: Fall of Mycenaean Civilization and the Greek Dark Age
youtu.be/lRI-ueMCuqU
Ancient Greece in the Bronze Age (Minoans, Mycenaean Greeks and more!)
youtu.be/2RZC_r6ASnw
Ancient Greece during the Archaic Period (750-480 BC)
youtu.be/FAHAILXI9yQ
Sources and Suggested Reading ► bit.ly/3bACapx
Support History with Cy on Patreon:
patreon.com/historywithcy
Follow History with Cy:
Instagram ► instagram.com/historywithcy
Facebook ► facebook.com/historywithcy
Twitter ► twitter.com/historywithcy
Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com
Podcast ► historywithcy.buzzsprout.com
Music:
Epidemic Sound
#greece #greek #ancientgreece
In this episode, we'll take a quick look at the Greek colonization of the ancient Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. In addition to exploring the reasons as to why so many Greek-speaking peoples left their homeland , we'll also get to learn more about the history of some well-known Greek colonies including Cumae, Cyrene, Massalia and others.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Reasons of Colonization
06:58 Earliest Settlements/Colonies: Pithekoussai and Cumae
10:10 Southern Italy and Sicily
13:34 Massalia and the West (southern France and Spain)
16:05 Thrace and the Northern Aegean
17:10 Cyrene and North Africa
24:09 Black Sea Colonies
26:05 Thank You and Patrons
Related Videos:
Quick History of the Greek Colony of Acragas (Akragas)
youtu.be/OcAoTuDfqAc
History of Ancient Greece: Fall of Mycenaean Civilization and the Greek Dark Age
youtu.be/lRI-ueMCuqU
Ancient Greece in the Bronze Age (Minoans, Mycenaean Greeks and more!)
youtu.be/2RZC_r6ASnw
Ancient Greece during the Archaic Period (750-480 BC)
youtu.be/FAHAILXI9yQ
Sources and Suggested Reading ► bit.ly/3bACapx
Support History with Cy on Patreon:
patreon.com/historywithcy
Follow History with Cy:
Instagram ► instagram.com/historywithcy
Facebook ► facebook.com/historywithcy
Twitter ► twitter.com/historywithcy
Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com
Podcast ► historywithcy.buzzsprout.com
Music:
Epidemic Sound
#greece #greek #ancientgreece