Introduction to Ancient Greek Colonies

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) https://youtu.be/OcAoTuDfqAc History of Ancient Greece: Fall of Mycenaean Civilization and the Greek Dark Age https://youtu.be/lRI-ueMCuqU Ancient Greece in the Bronze Age (Minoans, Mycenaean Greeks and more!) https://youtu.be/2RZC_r6ASnw Ancient Greece during the Archaic Period (750-480 BC) https://youtu.be/FAHAILXI9yQ Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/3bACapx Support History with Cy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Music: Epidemic Sound #greece #greek #ancientgreece