greek and hellenistic exploration
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Greek and Hellenistic Exploration. Jason and the Argonauts. Eumelos (ca 750 BCE) Aia Colchis Apollonius of Rhodes Kolchian Aia Golden Fleece Greek colonization in the Black Sea. Voyage of the Argonauts. Ancient Colchis. Odysseus. King of Ithaca Trojan War Hero - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Greek and Hellenistic Exploration
Jason and the ArgonautsEumelos (ca 750 BCE)
AiaColchis
Apollonius of RhodesKolchian Aia
Golden FleeceGreek colonization in the Black Sea
Voyage of the Argonauts
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Ancient Colchis
OdysseusKing of IthacaTrojan War Hero10 years travel
to get home (The Odyssey)
Greek, 2nd c BCE
Homeric Greece
Minoan TradeCivilization existed from 27th c BCE-
15th BCETraded with Egypt, Middle East
(Canaan), Anatolia, Spain?Manufactured and traded in bronzeEnd of Minoan dominance ca 15th ce
BCE
Trade and Travel in Ancient Greece
Mycenaean Trade
Scylax of Caryanda (c 500 BCE)Travelled for Darius I (ca 550-485 BCE)
Explore Indus river, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean
Wrote an account ca 480 BCE, now lostDeeds recorded by Herodotus (ca 484-
425 BCE) and Strabo (ca 64-24 BCE)
Travels of Sylax
Euthemenes (5thc BCE)Left from MarsaillesSouth of pillarsAlong the coast of Africa
Where he discovered the source of the Nile!? (Well, obviously not)
Alexander (356-323 BCE)
Victory Coin (?)
Alexander’s Empire Divided
Pytheas4th c BCEMarseilles to
the North (Arctic Circle)?
Cadiz to the Don River?
Megasthenes (ca 350-290 BCE)Seleucid ambassador to north-western
IndiaIndica
Hellenistic TradeMore diverse than has been thoughtSyncretism, Megasthenes’ HeraklesClothing
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