Great Greek Gnathian Skyphos

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #178632

The Greek system of inheritance that passed all wealth to the oldest son was the driving force behind hundreds of years of Greek colonization. Sons without inheritances were forced to seek their riches through trade and ingenuity, and Greek merchants spread across the Mediterranean in search of wealth. Some of the most successful colonies and trading posts sprang up in Magna Graecia, the pre-Roman name for Southern Italy. Among these were the colonies of Apulia, for whom the creation and export ... Click for details

Stunning Greek Bail Amphora from Campania

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #171785

The system of Greek inheritance that passed all wealth and possessions to the oldest son was a driving force behind Greek colonization for centuries. For many, the only chance at wealth and success lie in the outside world, and Greek trading colonies sprang up around the Mediterranean as a result. One early trading colony was Campania in Italy, founded in the 7th Century B.C. Called Posiedonia by the Greeks, this colony formed a larger area known as Magna Graecia to future historians. Despite ov... Click for details

Gorgeous Greek Corinthian Alabastron

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #167441

Ancient Corinth was a Greek city-state in the southern mainland of Greece. While not as prominent a figure in textbooks as Athens or Sparta, Corinth played a major rule in most conflicts in Greek history. Most notably, when Persia attempted to invade Greece in the fifth century B.C., Corinth was chosen as the headquarters of the Hellenic League, an alliance of oftentimes rival Greek city-states formed to resist the invasion. Most importantly, the Corinthians took part in the major battle of Sal... Click for details

Rare - Celtic Silver "Drachma" of Alexander

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #160430
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An interesting habit of many European Celtic tribes in antiquity was to attempt to imitate or copy the coinage of other empires. This practice may have began in an attempt to make trade easier with a standard currency, or it may have been a form of emulation. Regardless of their motivation, the Danubian Celts to the north of Macedonia were well acquainted with the exploits of Alexander the Great. Beginning with campaigns in 334 B.C., Alexander embarked on a series of conquests that lasted a deca... Click for details