Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)
In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise of Greek colonies. He argues that the rise of new colonies was primarily due to the need for new farmland, although he acknowledges several other important reasons. He also shows where the Greeks colonized and explains that the process of founding a new colony probably took place within the dynamics of a polis. Finally, he offers a few important outcomes of this colonizing impulse.
00:00 - Chapter 1. The Rise of the Greek Colony
12:01 - Chapter 2. How Greek Colonies (or Apoikiai) Worked
37:55 - Chapter 3. Mapping the Colonies
57:27 - Chapter 4. Consequences of Colonization to Greek Life
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu/courses
This course was recorded in Fall 2007.