Archaic Greece

The formative age of the Greek polis, alphabet, colonization, and written Homeric epic.

Specifications & Metrics

era

c. 800 – 480 BC

Core Principles & Analysis

• The Greek alphabet adapted from Phoenician script spread in this period.
• The polis city-state became the dominant political form across the Aegean.
• Homer's Iliad and Odyssey were written down in this era.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Archaic Greece