Introduction to Ancient Greek Colonies

"Like frogs around a pond, we have settled down upon the shores of this sea." Plato

Ancient Greece is crazy as hell. Those people were so far ahead of their time

Soooo... There's a lot more to ancient Greece than 3 or 4 city states usually mentioned. That's very enlightening. Thank you.

I was born on the island of Ortigia city of Syracuse Sicily Italy, the so called Pentapolis and also the city of Archimedes the greatest of all Greek cities of Magna Grecia..God Bless my Greek culture

13:00 "There are many instances of Greek colonies fighting each other, mostly between cities inhabited by Dorian Greeks against those that were populated with Ionian Greeks." Greek settler shakes his fist: Damned Greeks! THEY RUINED GREECE!

"FOUR THOUSAND YEARS OF GREEK HISTORY have produced four Greek heritages, each of which has had an effect on the life of the Greeks in later stages of their history. The Hellenic Greeks received a heritage from the Mycenean Greeks, the Byzantine Greeks received on from the Hellenic Greeks, the Modern Greeks have received one heritage from the Byzantines and a second from the Hellenes.” The Greeks and their Heritage, A.J Toynbee, 1st Korais Professor of Greek Studies

Greek colonization, the conquests of Alexander, the various Leagues and alliances that formed, the sheer vastness of Greek domains, the real inspirations behind the stories of the Age of Heroes, all of Ancient Greek history is just so fascinating

I can seriously not tell you how refreshing it is to finally find a video about ancient Greek presence in the Italian Peninsula and the larger Mediterranean without it immediately turning into talking about Rome. Thank you for making this. It was seriously needed.

Hello my Persian friend I’m native mandean Mesopotamian I’m from Sydney I just wanna say I love your historic documentaries

The greeks were ahead of their time. Real enterprising people

Fun fact, they still use some greek words in the Moroccan everyday language.

I swear I love how this channel shows a different perspective than what is focused on by others. Thanks Cy!

Pytheas from Marseille sailed north to Britain crossing Gibraltar. This is an another interesting page of the greek colonization saga

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Great Video! I'm a huge fan of Magna Graecia (Μεγάλη Ελλάς), as the Romans called the Greek colonization within the current Italian regions of Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, and Campania. Sicily, the "queen of the Mediterranean" ("La Regina del Mediterraneo"), as I like to call it, was the very heart of Magna Graecia! In Sicily, however, the Greek colonization was concentrated within the current Sicilian provinces of Syracuse (Siracusa), Catania, Ragusa, Messina, Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Enna and within the southern part of the province of Trapani as well (where Selinunte is located). The current province of Palermo, on the other hand, belonged to the Carthaginians. Syracuse (Συράκουσαι), for example, was not only the most important city of Magna Graecia, but it was also one of the most important cities of the western world (specially during Hiero II's reign), rivaling in importance with Rome and Athens themselves! It was also the birthplace of Archimedes himself! Syracuse, in my historical analysis, was the "queen of Sicily" ("Η βασίλισσα της Σικελίας"). From a simple Corinthian colony, Syracuse became the most important city of Magna Graecia. Agrigento (Ακράγας), in turn, was the second most important city of Magna Graecia, especially during the reign of Theron (488-472 BC). After the Greek victory over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera (480 BC), Akragas became the most important city of central Sicily. Pindar himself call it the "most beautiful city of the mortals". However, after the destruction of the city by the Carthaginians in 406 BC, Akragas, in MY historical analysis, never recovered its former glory and importance. Rhegium/Ρήγιον (which was the most important city of the Greek Calabria), Taranto/Τάρας (which was the most important city of the Greek Puglia/Apulia) and Paestum/Ποσειδώνια (which was one of the most important cities of Campania), in MY historical analysis, were also key cities for the Greek civilization (Ελλάς). Taranto (Τάρας), in particular, was the single Spartan colony in Magna Graecia! Moreover, the importance of these cities continued even after the Roman conquest! Syracuse (Syracusae) itself, for example, became the capital of the Roman province of Sicily (PROVINCIA SICILIA), which was the first Roman province outside Italy (the "firstborn" of the Roman provinces, as I like to call it). Rhegium became one of the most important cities of BRVTTIVM (Calabria), part of Regio III Lucania et Bruttii (which was one of the 11 regions that emperor Augustus organized Italy). Taranto (Tarentum), in turn, became one of the largest centers of APVLIA (Puglia), which was part of Regio II Apulia et Calabria. Paestum, lastly, became one of the most important cities of Regio I Latium et Campania (which included Rome itself and huge parts of the current Campania). The legacy of Magna Graecia continued throughout the centuries! I really hope to visit its ruins someday.

I just did a Greek unit in history. We only learned about Corinth, Megara, Athens, Sparta, and Argos. It was a great unit, but it only scratched the surface! This is so amazing! For all who like Minecraft, I made Konstantinoupolis (Constantinople) on a 1:1000 Earth server. I am allied with Roma! Ask me about details if you are interested. Great video ❤

The Greek Colonial Era is one of my favorite periods of history. I like any time where exploration was the norm.

Awesome! The greeks are my favorite ancient peoples. Good work CY!

Oooh this looks good. The Greek colonies were very intersting!

Wow did I just discover another relaxing history YouTube channel? Sure looks like I did. Well produced!