which begs the question what is a greek colony doing in macedonia if macedonians were greek to begin with. but it must be also pointed out the greek cities had many non greeks living in them.
Aristotle, the Macedonian?
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Originally posted by osiris View Postwhich begs the question what is a greek colony doing in macedonia if macedonians were greek to begin with. but it must be also pointed out the greek cities had many non greeks living in them.
Greek colonies show a clear migration between 500 and 300 B.C, northward.
Bronze Age sites in the Aegean, show Greek words mixed with non-Greek words - providing one tiny piece of evidence that perhaps the Greek colonies, were mixed.
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His mother was from Stageira, a Athenian colony.
His father, if i remember correctly, was from Bitolski vilaet.For the glory of the Hellenes! Abandon orthodoxy and join your true religion! http://www.hellenicreligion.gr/... Zeus awaits you!
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Originally posted by Pelister View PostExactly !
Greek colonies show a clear migration between 500 and 300 B.C, northward.
Do you have a source, so I can read it as well?
The timeframe below is from a bit earlier, but this is the most common explanation of Greek migration I get when searching the net or reading histories-
I have posted this on the Macedonia/Cretan topic as well.
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"Dorian" Britannica Online.Last edited by Spartan; 10-10-2008, 02:45 PM.
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I think he was implying that after the City States were established that slow colonization began northwards.अयं निज: परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्।
उदारमनसानां तु वसुधैव कुटुंबकम्॥
This is mine or (somebody) else’s (is the way) narrow minded people count.
But for broad minded people, (whole) earth is (like their) family.
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Originally posted by Spartan View PostFrom what Ive read and heard, the opposite is true.
Do you have a source, so I can read it as well?
The timeframe below is from a bit earlier, but this is the most common explanation of Greek migration I get when searching the net or reading histories-
I have posted this on the Macedonia/Cretan topic as well.
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"Dorian" Britannica Online.
Aeolic, Dorian, Ionic origins of the Macedonians - the New Greeks go from one theory to another, and none of their ideas are based on sound scientific principles.
It's all speculation. The idea that the Greeks came 'from the North' is heavily disputed.
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Originally posted by Pelister View PostThis is an example of speculation.
Aeolic, Dorian, Ionic origins of the Macedonians - the New Greeks go from one theory to another, and none of their ideas are based on sound scientific principles.
It's all speculation. The idea that the Greeks came 'from the North' is heavily disputed.
Honestly, in all the major encyclopedias,University papers and historic literature that Ive read backs the general idea of the above map(the above map is obviously a very simplified general picture of these events), which I would assume have the most reliable research backing, and sources.Now having said that, yes, there is some vagueness in there chronology of events, but they are minor. It is widely accepted among historians that these migrations took place.
But, again, you were referring to a later time period, which i missed in your original post, concerning this matter. So we could be debating apples and origins. If this is the case I apologise.
About the Greeks coming from the north, remember there were 3 tribes.Only the Dorians came from the north, not all.
As for this being heavily disputed as you stated above, can you post a source please, so I may read it as well.
I dont mean this as a challenge in any way, I honestly just want to read it, as I have never come across anything disputing the origins of the Dorians. Pelloponesian history is of great interest to me, and I have read alot about it, if im missing something I would really like to know.
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Originally posted by Philosopher View PostВардарец,
Are you half Greek/ half Macedonian? I don't get your name and your signature of converting Orthodox Hellens to the Hellenic religion of old and zeus worship?
What's your position on the Macedonia/Greek conflict?
Da gi eba site gartsi vo gazo. Ako i ti si grk, i tebe da te eba.
My signature is about the group of Greece which numbers around 100k people. They have abandoned orthodoxy and are preaching/practising the Olympus Gods religion. With my signature, i call upon all Greeks, which call themselves Hellenes, to join them, because the term Greek had religious (ORTHODOX) meaning before 1-2 centuries.
My nickname Вардарец (latin : Vardarets ) :
Means a guy from Vardar Macedonia, as none of my parents are Greeks. My heritage is from places in Vardar Macedonia.
What about you?For the glory of the Hellenes! Abandon orthodoxy and join your true religion! http://www.hellenicreligion.gr/... Zeus awaits you!
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Originally posted by Вардарец View PostMy position is :
Da gi eba site gartsi vo gazo. Ako i ti si grk, i tebe da te eba.:D
My signature is about the group of Greece which numbers around 100k people. They have abandoned orthodoxy and are preaching/practising the Olympus Gods religion. With my signature, i call upon all Greeks, which call themselves Hellenes, to join them, because the term Greek had religious (ORTHODOX) meaning before 1-2 centuries.
My nickname Вардарец (latin : Vardarets ) :
Means a guy from Vardar Macedonia, as none of my parents are Greeks. My heritage is from places in Vardar Macedonia.
What about you?
I'll do it to you the Greek way, sonLast edited by Traveller; 10-11-2008, 11:08 PM.
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Spartan,
Anyone, and I mean anyone, erudite or not, who argues that the Greeks orginated in the north or that they migrated from the north is erroneous.
This assumption is not based on science but on European myths of race. Europeans want us to believe that the ancient Hellenes were a product of northern Europe; the fact is, however, the ancient Hellenes, like the Macedonians, were one of the first European people and they both migrated to the balkans from the south, namely, modern day south west asia or near Alexandria, Egypt.
My source for this is better than any biased historian; rather, it comes from science. DNA lineage and migration patters indicate that the Greeks and Macedonians arrived to the Balkans from south west asia.
This is fact and can not be gainsaid.
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Originally posted by Philosopher View PostSpartan,
Anyone, and I mean anyone, erudite or not, who argues that the Greeks orginated in the north or that they migrated from the north is erroneous.
This assumption is not based on science but on European myths of race. Europeans want us to believe that the ancient Hellenes were a product of northern Europe; the fact is, however, the ancient Hellenes, like the Macedonians, were one of the first European people and they both migrated to the balkans from the south, namely, modern day south west asia or near Alexandria, Egypt.
My source for this is better than any biased historian; rather, it comes from science. DNA lineage and migration patters indicate that the Greeks and Macedonians arrived to the Balkans from south west asia.
This is fact and can not be gainsaid.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one then
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Spartan, my dear friend:
I respect your opinions and look forward to your posts. We have different views on this subject and that is okay.
I understand your argument; an older friend of mine, a Cypriot Greek, told me the same thing; and I have read the same information as you.
My problem with the theory of a migration from the north is that it is not (for me) logical. I mean, if we start with the assumption that life began or evolved in the south, whether africa or south west asia, or thereabouts, and start with the premise that the earliest recorded civilizations began in south west asia, i.e. mesopotamia, etc, it seems perfectly good sense to argue that Greeks arrived to the Balkans from south west asia and the city states created civilization.
For the Greeks to have originated in the north is not possible; to argue this would mean that either (a) certain humans originated in the north independent of the south; or (b) migrated from south west asia, bypassed the balkans, went to the north, and then decided to migrate back to the balkans.
Why not argue that they migrated to the balkans and the islands and stayed thither? And from there they built civilization and culture?
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