Archaic Greece

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Archaic Greece was the formative period of ancient Greek civilization (roughly 8th–early 5th century BCE) marked by the rise of the polis, colonization, early democracy, and major developments in art, poetry, and philosophy.

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instanceOf historical period
period of ancient Greek history
endTime early 5th century BCE
follows Greek Dark Age
linked to: Greek Dark Ages
hasCharacteristic Athenian political reforms
Greek colonization
adoption and adaptation of Phoenician alphabet
architectural development of the Doric order
architectural development of the Ionic order
aristocratic dominance
codification of citizenship boundaries
codification of laws
codified religious festivals
composition of Hesiod’s works
conflicts between aristocrats and commoners
conflicts over land and debt
development of Greek alphabetic writing
development of Spartan militaristic society
development of black-figure pottery
development of citizen militias
development of civic cults and local deities
development of civic institutions
development of epic tradition into written form
development of hoplite phalanx tactics
development of hoplite warfare
early Greek philosophy
early forms of democracy
emergence of coinage in Lydia and Greek cities
emergence of lyric poetry
emergence of pre-Socratic philosophy
emergence of red-figure pottery at the end of the period
emergence of tyrannies in some cities
expansion of Greek artistic motifs influenced by the Near East
expansion of sanctuaries and temples
formation of Greek ethnic and cultural identity
formation of regional leagues and alliances
foundation of Greek colonies in the Black Sea region
foundation of Greek colonies in the Mediterranean
growth of maritime activity
growth of sanctuaries such as Delphi and Olympia
growth of symposion culture
growth of trade
increased social stratification
increased use of inscriptions
increasing political participation of male citizens
institution of the Olympic Games as a major festival
institutionalization of athletic games
intensive artistic innovation
interaction with Near Eastern cultures
kouros and kore statue types
law code of Draco in Athens
lyric poetry of Alcaeus
lyric poetry of Archilochus
lyric poetry of Pindar at the end of the period
lyric poetry of Sappho
pan-Hellenic sanctuaries
performance of Homeric epics
reforms of Cleisthenes in Athens
reforms of Solon in Athens
linked to: Solon of Athens

rise of Athens as a major polis
rise of Sparta as a major polis
rise of public monumental sculpture
rise of the polis
rise of tyrants such as Cypselus in Corinth
rise of tyrants such as Peisistratos in Athens
rise of tyrants such as Polycrates in Samos
social tensions leading to reforms and tyrannies
use of coinage in some poleis
location Aegean islands
Greek colonies around the Black Sea
Greek colonies in the western Mediterranean
Greek mainland
coasts of Asia Minor
partOf Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
precedes Classical Greece
startTime 8th century BCE

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Magna Graecia era Archaic Greece
Classical Athens precededBy Archaic Athens
linked to: Archaic Greece
Greek Antiquity hasStartPeriod Archaic Greece
Iron Age overlapsWith Archaic Greece
Castalian Spring timePeriod Archaic Greece
Pythian Games timePeriod Archaic Greece
Amphictyonic League historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Temple of Apollo at Delphi historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
subject linked to: Temple of Apollo
Twelve Olympians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Iliad literaryPeriod Archaic Greece
subject linked to: Homer's Iliad
Chaos timePeriodOfBelief Archaic Greece
Homer era Archaic Greece
Alcinous literaryPeriod Archaic Greek literature
linked to: Archaic Greece
Orphic Mysteries timePeriod Archaic Greece
Works and Days period Archaic Greece
subject linked to: Hesiod's Works and Days
Cyclopes timeOfOrigin Archaic Greece
Homeric epics literaryPeriod Archaic Greece
Temple of Hera at Olympia period Archaic Greece
Boeotia timePeriod Archaic Greece
Hippodrome of Olympia operatedInPeriod Archaic Greece
Polycrates of Samos era Archaic Greece
Hipparchus of Athens era Archaic period of Greece
linked to: Archaic Greece
Ancient Greek usedIn Archaic Greece
Altis sacred precinct timePeriod Archaic Greece
Argive plain historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Archaic period
linked to: Archaic Greece
Doric Greek timePeriod Archaic Greece
Aeolic Greek historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Berezan Island hasArchaeologicalLayer Archaic Greek period
linked to: Archaic Greece
Classical Greece follows Archaic Greece
Iapetids timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Histories historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
subject linked to: works of Herodotus
Battus I of Cyrene timePeriod Archaic Greece
Erebus timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Works of Hesiod period Archaic Greece
Kriophoros timePeriod Archaic Greece
Sybaris timePeriod Archaic Greece
Nike timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
subject linked to: Nike (Greek goddess of victory)
Catana historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Metapontum timePeriod Archaic Greece
Erytheia timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Thebes timePeriod Archaic Greece
Titanides timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Zancle timePeriod Archaic Greece
Pythia timePeriod Archaic Greece
Charybdis timePeriodOfMyth Archaic Greece
Apollo Agyieus worshipPeriod Archaic Greece
Asclepiades timePeriod Archaic Greece
Magnetes timePeriod Archaic Greece
Alcmaeonid family timePeriod Archaic Greece