Pelasgians (Greek Πελασγοί): legendary indigenous population of Greece.The Limits of Knowledge
Herodotus
The ancient Greeks only understood their direct neighbors. For example, the…
Phoenice (Greek: Φοινίκη): main settlement of the Epirote Chaonians, later a Greek and Roman city, modern Finiq.Origins
Phoenice, Theater
Phoenice was the main settlement…
Phoenicians (Greek: Φοίνικες): Greek name of the inhabitants of the ancient cities of Aradus, Tripoli, Byblos, Berytus, Sidon, and Tyre. In the Iron Age, they founded colonies on Cyprus (Kition), on Sicily (Motya, Panormus), in Libya (Lepcis, Oea, Sabratha), in…
Ctesias was a Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. He wrote several books about Persia and India. They are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors; consequently,…
Ctesias was a Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. He wrote several books about Persia and India. They are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors; consequently,…
Phrygians: an ancient nation in western Turkey. Their capital was Gordium.Origin
Phrygian antefix
Compared to several other nations in Anatolia, the Phrygians…
Pithecusae (Greek: Πιθηκοῦσαι): small island in front of the Bay of Naples, first Greek settlement in Central Italy. The modern name is Ischia.In front of the Bay of Naples are several small islands. Pithecusae is the largest of these and was…