Hellenic colonization

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Greek_colonization
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Classical_Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hellenic colonization
gptkbp:impact cultural exchange with indigenous peoples
development of coinage
establishment of Greek diaspora
spread of alphabetic writing
gptkbp:keyParticipants gptkb:Achaeans
gptkb:Dorians
gptkb:Aeolians
gptkb:Ionians
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Ancient_Greeks
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Olbia
gptkb:Nicaea
gptkb:Neapolis
gptkb:Phasis
gptkb:Byzantion
gptkb:Taras
gptkb:Cyrene
gptkb:Massalia
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Pheidon_of_Argos
gptkb:Archias_of_Corinth
gptkb:Battus_of_Thera
gptkb:Phalanthus
gptkbp:period 8th to 6th centuries BCE
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Greek_Dark_Ages
gptkbp:purpose revolutionary
trade expansion
overpopulation relief
search for arable land
gptkbp:region gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Black_Sea
gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Southern_Italy
gptkbp:relatedTo Phoenician colonization
Greek city-states
Roman colonization
gptkbp:resultedIn Hellenization of local populations
foundation of new city-states
spread of Greek culture
diffusion of Greek art
diffusion of Greek language
diffusion of Greek political ideas
diffusion of Greek religion
increased trade networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greek_colonization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5