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Greek colonization began in the 8th-6th centuries BC as many Greeks settled in new areas where they established polis, or city-states. The Greeks chose to colonize the Black Sea area for economic and political reasons, finding the geography and climate suitable. Some of the earliest Greek colonies appeared on the northern and southern Black Sea coast, including cities like Odessos. These colonies became important trade centers and ports. The site of the ancient Greek colony of Odessos is now the modern city of Varna, Bulgaria, which occupies a wider area but preserves remnants of the original settlement like the Varna Archaeological Museum housing the famous Varna Gold Treasure.
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- 1. Mutual Cultural Influenceof Colonization and Migration GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOL “HRISTO BOTEV” - AYTOS
- 2. Greek colonization Odessostoday Varna
- 3. Greek expansion Greek colonizationwas a large – scale phenomenon in the VIII - VI centuries BC. Many Greeks settled in new areas where non-Greek polis based.
- 4. Map of thetown Odessos
- 5. Reasons for theGreek expansion: Reasons for the Greek colonization are two: Economic Political
- 6. Why do theGreek chose the Black Sea area? According to the ancient Greek concepts the Black Sea distinguishes from Greece in its geographic location and climate.They think that adjacent areas are better place to live.
- 7. The first Greekcolonies • The earliest Greek colonies appeared on the northern and southern Black Sea coast, because it was the closest to Greece; • This early Greek colonization on the Black Sea coast dates from the second half of VII century; • Several decades later cities situated on the coast were Odessos, Dionysopolis and Tommy.
- 8. Map of Greekcolonies
- 9. Traditional crafts Themost popular crafts in the Greek colonies were: • Pottery - ceramics • Metal – working – gold, silver and bronze smelting
- 10. Some objects foundduring the excavations
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- 12. From Thracian toGreek colonies Most of the Hellenistic colonies were settled in next to the ancient Thracian settlements. This fact is proved by the excavations done in the areas of Odessos, Messembria and Anhialo. The old settlements were destroyed by the new Greek towns.
- 13. Fight for influence Thecolonies on the Aegean and Black Sea coast were fighting all the time for acquiring large spheres of influence.
- 14. Ancient fortress The ancientGreek towns were well kept fortresses and important ports. The earliest fortifications were found in the towns of Odessos, Apollonia and others.
- 15. Ancient temples The most important were the holy places of various divinities. The most ancient and popular were the temples of Apollo. The temple of Darzalsa was found in the town of Odessos.
- 16. The ancient colonynow is a modern city The ancient town Odessos, Varna of today was founded in the first half of VI century by the Phrygian king Astyages in 593-558 as it is mentioned by the historians Strabon and Pliniy
- 17. Varna – importantport and trade centre It was created as a trade center. Today's city of Varna occupies not only the old area of Odessos, but it spreads out far away beyond the ancient necropolis.
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- 19. General Information Country Bulgaria Municipality Varna Population 350.064 Area 154.236 Altitude 0-170m Post code 9000-9030 Tel. code 052
- 20. Varna Archeological Museum It keeps the oldest world gold treasure found near the Varna lake in the twentieth century.
- 21. The treasure inthe Archaeological museum
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- 27. This project hasbeen funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.