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

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