Greek Empires: Colonies galore

The greeks were the first to colonize different parts of the world. The first times the greeks began to set up colonies was during the tenth century B.C. The greek colonies would end up being spread far and wide from the southern coast of france to parts of Asia Minor and Africa. Greece was a country surrounded by water so naturally it's people were born seafarers. I thought i would specifically talk about one greek colony that became very powerful, Syracuse. Since its establishment Syracuse was one of the most powerful greek cities in existence up until its fall to Rome. Syracuse was constantly being threatened by the great Carthaginian empire. Since its establishment Syracuse has constantly been under assault by The African-Spanish empire. Due to its marvelous position on the island of Sicily Syracuse was able to bring in boats full of money from trade. This enabled the Syracusans to support their military conflicts against Syracuse. When Rome came to dominate Latinium they too had interests in the island of Sicily. This sealed Syracuses's fate. Eventually they were overthrown by the Roman empire. I used an article from the Met's website and here is the link http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd_angk.htm and the siting is followed.... Hemingway, Colette, and Seán Hemingway. "Ancient Greek Colonization and Trade and their Influence on Greek Art". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd_angk.htm (July 2007)