Geography and Maps
The 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.
Macedonia
Macedonia was an area of the Balkans that produced King Philip II and his son Alexander who conquered much of Asia, spreading the Greek way.
Macedonia was an area of the Balkans that produced King Philip II and his son Alexander who conquered much of Asia, spreading the Greek way.
Homeric Questions - Homeric Geography
What happened to Greek geography between the Trojan War and the birth of Homer.
What happened to Greek geography between the Trojan War and the birth of Homer.
Ionian Greeks
Sallie Goetsch identifies the Ionians, philosophical and literary leaders of the Greeks, and the Ionian migrations. Also Herodotus on the Ionian Greeks.
Sallie Goetsch identifies the Ionians, philosophical and literary leaders of the Greeks, and the Ionian migrations. Also Herodotus on the Ionian Greeks.
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese is an area of Greece.
The Peloponnese is an area of Greece.
Abdera, Thrace
Basic information on the Greek city of Abdera. Abdera was a coastal city in Thrace.
Basic information on the Greek city of Abdera. Abdera was a coastal city in Thrace.
Abdera - Thrace
Abdera was a coastal town in Thrace whose founding was attributed to Hercules. This entry on Abdera is from the 1911 encyclopedia.
Abdera was a coastal town in Thrace whose founding was attributed to Hercules. This entry on Abdera is from the 1911 encyclopedia.
Achaea
The Achaeans meant the Greeks in Homer, but Achaea also refers to regions of ancient Greece.
The Achaeans meant the Greeks in Homer, but Achaea also refers to regions of ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece Historical Atlas
Maps of ancient Greece.
Maps of ancient Greece.
Athens - The Ancient Polis of Athens
The ancient polis of Athens was the cultural center of ancient Greece and the birthplace of democracy.
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.
Cithaeron is a mountain range in Greece that features in history and myth.
Classical Greeks Attitudes Towards the Macedonians - Peter Green
Peter Green explains the attitude of the Classical Greeks towards the Macedonians.
Peter Green explains the attitude of the Classical Greeks towards the Macedonians.
Dodona - Site of the Oracle at Dodona
Dodona was the site of a famous oracle of Zeus.
Dodona was the site of a famous oracle of Zeus.
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.
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.
Eleusis is a town near Athens in Greece known in ancient times for its sanctuary of Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries.
Greece - Fast Facts About Greece
Fast Facts About Greece. What we call Greece is known to its inhabitants as Hellas.
Fast Facts About Greece. What we call Greece is known to its inhabitants as Hellas.
Hellas
Hellas is the Greek name for Greece.
Hellas is the Greek name for Greece.
Hellas, Hellen, and Helen
Quick FAQ explaining the naming of the inhabitants of Greece.
Quick FAQ explaining the naming of the inhabitants of Greece.
Logographers - On Classical Logographers
Logographers in ancient times wrote in prose about history and geography.
Logographers in ancient times wrote in prose about history and geography.
Maps of Ancient Greece
Maps of Ancient Greece
Maps of Ancient Greece