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Ancient Greece (Pre-Homeric Era - 20th BCE to 12th BCE (The Minoans and…
Ancient Greece
Pre-Homeric Era - 20th BCE to 12th BCE
The Greek Dark Age (About 1200 BC to 700 BC)
The dark ages were a unclear time for greek history, there are no written records, as the greeks lost the ability to write.
The olympiads were originated during this period. Besides this being the period that encouraged homer to write his most famous works.
Less sophisticated art, due to the fall of the minoans.
Archaic Period
(650 BC to 480 BC)
This period marked a significant evolution of greek art, naturalizing its style and bringing more attention to the famed human sculpture, the "archaic smile" was famous for this period.
The laws of Draco are introduced into Athens, marking an age of severe punishment for those who broke it. Despite of this, the lower class was also given more power.
The persian wars also are also weaved into the greek timeline, due to the revolt of greek ionians against Persia, prompting the invasion of greece.
The Classical Period (500 BC to 323 BC)
The rival city-states of Athens and Sparta headline the period, after a series of historical cultural and military victories against the persians; eventually resulting in a bloody headbutt between both cities.
The cities occupied opposite spectrums. While Sparta was ruled by a harsh, iron fisted oligarchic rule, with a vocation for swords and military. Athens was the birthplace of modern democratic and philosophical values; the home of socrates, the land of the wise old men with volumous beards.
After a great amount of victories of the greek forces, some being displays of miraculous superiority from greek troops (such as in the battle of Thermopylae and in the battle of Marathon), the greeks was victorious, launching Ancient Greece into a golden age.
The classical period at its end was also marked by the dominance of Alexander the Great, who sought to reunite all of greece into a persian-esque empire. His succesful ambitious campaigns, and his death, eventually marked the end of the classical period.
The Hellenistic Period (320 BC to 30 BC)
This period marked the spread of greek dominace throughout many parts of Asia and Africa. It also marked a golden age of greek art, philosophy and culture
While the previous greek ages were leaded by small introverted, homogenous city states, the hellenistic period sees the diversifcation of the greek people, and the rise of a handful of major kingdoms in Greece, in place of the previous dozens of city-states.
The period of greek dominance quickly ended, when the Roman Empire overshone their european brothers. The hellenistic period, altogether with the Ancient Greek era in general, ends in 31 BC, where Roman troops conquer egypt.
Not much information from this period as there are no written records.
The Minoans and Myceneans
The minoans were the first important settlers in Ancient Greece and jumpstarted the Pre-Homeric age. The centre of Minoan civilization was Crete, on in an island near the greek mainland. Minoan civilization was remarkable for its massive constructions and its sophisticated art and pottery for the time. The minoans were named such after an important greek legend of King Minos and The Minotaur.
The Myceneans were the first greeks in the mainland, and they were characterized by their simple-minded, dimwitted, and great warrior profiles. They outnumbered the Minoans in both number and military power, and so they conquered crete.
