Iron Age Greece

The Theogony () is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed . It is written in the epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1,022 lines. It is one of the most important sources for the understanding of early Greek cosmology.

athletic competitions in ancient Greece

purported historical ethnic group

period of time in ancient Greece

didactic poem in 828 lines of dactylic hexameter by Hesiod in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in agriculture

pre-polis type of ancient Greek confederacy

thumb|Heracles holding [[Hyllus with Deianira nearby, as the centaur Nessus pleads for his life (Pompeii fresco)]] right|thumb|Heracles with his son Telephus, one of the Heracleidae

Codrus (; ; Greek: , Kódros) was the last of the semi-mythical Kings of Athens (r. ca 1089–1068 BC). He was an ancient exemplar of patriotism and self-sacrifice. He was succeeded by his son Medon, who it is claimed ruled not as king but as the first Archon of Athens. He was said to have traced his descent to the sea-God Poseidon through his father Melanthus.

legendary ancient invasion of southern Greece

thumb|300px|The Sherden in battle as depicted at Medinet Habu (temple)|Medinet Habu The Sherden (Egyptian: šrdn, šꜣrdꜣnꜣ or šꜣrdynꜣ; Ugaritic: šrdnn(m) and trtn(m); possibly Akkadian: šêrtânnu; also glossed "Shardana" or "Sherdanu") are one of the several ethnic groups the Sea Peoples were said to be composed of, appearing in fragmentary historical and iconographic records (ancient Egyptian and Ugaritic) from the Eastern Mediterranean in the late 2nd millennium BC.

595–585 BCE war

overview about the Ancient Greek dialects

250px|thumb|Mount Cholomon, highlands in or near ancient [[Mygdonia.]] Bryges or Briges () is the historical name given to a people of the ancient Balkans. They are generally considered to have been related to the Phrygians, who during classical antiquity lived in western Anatolia. Both names, Bryges and Phryges, are assumed to be variants of the same root.

short text written on an ancient Greek pottery vessel dated to ca. 740 BC

son of Aegimius in Greek mythology

aspect of history

Konstantia (; , Gostolyubi, ) is a village in the Exaplatanos municipal unit of the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the road to Foustani at an altitude of 180 meters.

thumb|Denyen prisoners on a register from :File:Medinet Habu Ramses III. Tempel Erster Hof 01.jpg|a graphic wall relief on the Second Pylon at Medinet Habu, BC, during the reign of [[Ramesses III.]] The Denyen (Egyptian: dꜣjnjnjw) is purported to be one of the groups constituting the Sea Peoples.