Greek colonization

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Greek colonization 

• Odessos today Varna

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Greek expansion

• Greek colonization was a large scale
  phenomenon in the VIII - VI centuries BC. Many Gre
  eks
•  settled in new areas where
•  non-Greek polis based.

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Map of the town Odessos
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Reasons for the Greek expansion

• Reasons for the Greek
• colonization are two 
• Economic
• Political

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Why do the Greek 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.

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The first Greek colonies

• 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.

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Map of Greek colonies
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Traditional crafts

• The most popular crafts in the Greek colonies
  were
• Pottery - ceramics
• Metal working gold, silver and bronze
  smelting

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Some objects found during the excavations
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Odessos treasure
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From Thracian to Greek 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, Messembr
  ia
•  and Anhialo. The old settlements
  were destroyed by the new Greek towns.

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Fight for influence

• The colonies on the Aegean and Black
  Sea coast were fighting all the time for
  acquiring large  spheres of influence.

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Ancient fortress

• The ancient Greek towns were well kept
  fortresses and important ports.
• The earliest fortifications were found in the
  towns of Odessos, Apollonia and others.

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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.

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The ancient colony now 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

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Varna important port 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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Varna Today
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General Information
Country Bulgaria
Municipality Varna
Population 350.064
Area 154.236
Altitude 0-170m
Post code 9000-9030
Tel. code 052
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Varna Archeological Museum

• It keeps the oldest world gold treasure found
  near the Varna lake in the twentieth 
• century.

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The treasure in the Archaeological museum
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Regional History Museum
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Ethnographic Museum
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Varna Theatre 
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Asparuhov Bridge
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End

• By Fikrie Kambur