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Geography of Ancient Greece - Athens - SpartaThe geography of ancient Greece had much to do with how it developed. Isolated communities or poleir developed their own systems. The water was all around them. Much of the land was hilly. The Persians were to their east and Rome to their west. These maps give an important clue to what life was like in ancient Greece.
Logographers - On Classical Logographers
Logographers in ancient times wrote in prose about history and geography. Abdera, Thrace
Abdera was a coastal city in Thrace. Dodona - Site of the Oracle at Dodona
Dodona was the site of a famous oracle of Zeus. Athens - The Ancient Polis of Athens
The ancient polis of Athens was the cultural center of ancient Greece and the birthplace of democracy. Cithaeron
Cithaeron is a mountain range in Greece that features in history and myth. Achaea
The Achaeans meant the Greeks in Homer, but Achaea also refers to regions of ancient Greece. Dorians
The Dorians are the legendary conquerors (from the Dorian Invasion) of the people of Greece who drove people from mainland Greece to settle in Asia Minor as the Ionians. Eleusis
Eleusis is a town near Athens in Greece known in ancient times for its sanctuary of Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries. Maps of Ancient Greece
Maps of Ancient Greece Abdera - Thrace
Abdera was a coastal town in Thrace whose founding was attributed to Hercules. Hellas
Hellas is the Greek name for Greece. Classical Greeks Attitudes Towards the Macedonians - Peter Green
Peter Green explains the attitude of the Classical Greeks towards the Macedonians. Hellas, Hellen, and Helen
Quick FAQ explaining the naming of the inhabitants of Greece. Ancient Greece Historical Atlas
Maps of ancient Greece. |
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