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 Ages
surface form: Greek Dark Age
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
Solon of Athens
surface form: reforms of Solon in 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 Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
precedes Classical Greece
startTime 8th century BCE

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Gerousia timePeriod Archaic Greece
Vravrona culturalPeriod Archaic Greece
daughters of Gaia timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Titanides
Samians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Hecataeus of Miletus workPeriod Archaic Greece
Katane historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Aesop's fables hasTimeOfOrigin Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Aesop's Fables
Delphic priests timePeriod Archaic Greece
Megaris historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Philaidae family timePeriod Archaic Greece
Phorkys timePeriodOfCult Archaic Greece
Nereus timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
daphnephoros timePeriod Archaic Greece
Thessalians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Phocians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Plutus eraOfOrigin Archaic Greece
Amyclae periodOfFlourishing Archaic Greece
Elis (city) timePeriod Archaic Greece
Eleans timePeriod Archaic Greece
Ἦλις timePeriod Archaic Greece
Τροιζήν timePeriod Archaic Greece
curse of the Alcmaeonids timePeriod Archaic Greece
Opus timePeriod Archaic Greece
Clazomenian sarcophagi associatedWith Archaic Greece
this entity surface form: Greek Archaic period
Clazomenian sarcophagi period Archaic Greece
Peri Physeos period Archaic Greece
Erastes timePeriod Archaic Greece
Perinthus timePeriod Archaic Greece
Anthela timePeriod Archaic Greece
Siphnians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Lycurgan reforms timePeriod Archaic Greece
Olizon timePeriod Archaic Greece
Altis timePeriod Archaic Greece
Pythian Apollo timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Syracusans timePeriod Archaic Greece
Dorian associatedPeriod Archaic Greece
Dorian Hexapolis historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Seven Sages of Greece era Archaic Greece
Aeolians timePeriod Archaic Greece
Apollo Carneius timePeriodOfWorship Archaic Greece
Elis, Greece timePeriod Archaic Greece
subject surface form: Elis
Diolkos builtInEra Archaic Greece
Aethiopis timePeriodOfComposition Archaic Greece
Mecone historicalPeriod Archaic Greece
Telchinia timePeriod Archaic Greece