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3 days ago · In ancient Greece, Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship two kings from different clans, the Agiads and the Eurypontids, reigning simultaneously. The institution was already well-developed by the 8th century BC, when Theopompus of the Eurypontid clan emerges as the first recorded Spartan king.
- Ruth Slagle
- 2020
3 days ago · This article will discuss the geography of Ancient Greece during Classical Antiquity, i.e., the period starting with the Archaic Period in the 8th century BCE, right after the collapse of the Mycenean Civilization and the so-called Greek Dark Ages.
- Rosie Lesso
5 days ago · According to the great historian Thucydides, the trireme was introduced to Greece by the Corinthians in the late 8th century BC; the Corinthian Ameinocles was recorded as building four such ships for the Samians.
2 days ago · The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC in thanksgiving for the Hellenic victory over Persian Empire invaders during the Greco-Persian Wars. Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon also served as the city treasury .
2 days ago · Crete was subjected to an attack by Vandals in 467, the great earthquakes of 365 and 415, a raid by Slavs in 623, Arab raids in 654 and the 670s, and again in the 8th century.
3 days ago · Overlooking the city of Athens, it’s home to several monuments and buildings from ancient times – including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and the temple of Athena Nike. The Acropolis began gaining religious significance during the 8th century BC when the cult of Athena, the city’s patron goddess, was established.
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3 days ago · The population estimates on the Greeks during the 4th century BC, is approximately 3.5 million on the Greek peninsula and 4 to 6.5 million in the rest of the entire Mediterranean Basin, including all colonies such as those in Magna Graecia, Asia Minor and the shores of the Black Sea.
