Apple QuickTime movie | 1997-10-29 | 3.5 MB | 550x370 | 10fps | 1 minute, 50 seconds
Transcription: After the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, Greece entered a dark age lasting until 800 BC but stories about the glorious past survived. During the 8th century BC many independent city-states were formed. The period also saw colonizing expeditions in particular to Sicily and southern Italy and the adoption of writing in which the first Greek Greek literary works were recorded. Archaic art was influenced by foreign styles, reflecting trade with West Asia. The most powerful city-state was Sparta, whose warriors were greatly feared. The southern Greek city-states united heroically to repel ...
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