Archaic

In the history of ancient Greece, the Archaic period is usually dated to between ca. 800 and 500 BC. Often, the date is extended down to around 480 BC Some authors hold that the Archaic period proper starts with the first supposedly historic event, the Olympic Games of 776 BC. Others have the Archaic period start at around 700 BC.

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A noble bastard and a globalizing world

A noble bastard and a globalizing world

6 min read

The ancient Greek hydria

The ancient Greek hydria

Form and function

3 min read

When two sites go to war

When two sites go to war

Settlement destruction in the late eighth century BC

19 min read

Networks in the ancient Mediterranean

Networks in the ancient Mediterranean

Podcast podcast #7

7 January 2019

Ancient Greek heroes at play

Ancient Greek heroes at play

An Attic black-figure amphora by Exekias

8 min read

Ancient Greek shield blazons

Ancient Greek shield blazons

7 min read

Henchmen of Ares

Henchmen of Ares

Revisiting the 2013-book on Greek warfare

11 min read

Battling the Gods (2015)

Battling the Gods (2015)

A book on ancient atheism by Tim Whitmarsh

13 min read

Early Tarentine warfare

Early Tarentine warfare

The horse or the hoplite?

4 min read

Achilles’ slaying of Troilus

Achilles’ slaying of Troilus

4 min read

Arion and the dolphin

Arion and the dolphin

5 min read

The Lelantine War

The Lelantine War

A conflict lost in time

5 min read