Visiting Sicily was an eye opener, Classical Greek history classes miss half the picture when ignoring “magna grecia”, Syracuse and Selinunte. Gorgeous place, too.
I had no idea how many ancient Greek poleis (plural of polis) there were. Maybe upwards of 1000. There were over 300 in the Delian League (Athenian empire) alone. Each a complex state with its own government, military, constitution, etc. "Frogs around a pond" indeed.pic.twitter.com/rAQr9Fouun
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i hope to visit someday!
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Indeed there were! And there were many alternatives to the political systems that Athens and Sparta had as well. If that's something you're interested in, here's a book on it:https://www.cambridge.org/ca/academic/subjects/classical-studies/ancient-history/democracy-beyond-athens-popular-government-greek-classical-age?format=PB …
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I’ll bet that book is fascinating
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Is this pre-Pelopennesian War? I just started a deep dive into Greece (spurred by how much I enjoyed Assassin's Creed: Odyssey) of all things, and I've been fascinated by how much I had no idea about despite the fact that Ancient Greece was a major theme in childhood schooling.
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Same (minus getting into it via Assassin’s Creed). It’s so much more interesting than I had come to believe. Or maybe I’m just maturing into someone who can appreciate history
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