Primus Pilus Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 A world-class archaeological exhibition opened this week in Calabria, in the toe of Italy. Its subject is Magna Graecia, or Greater Greece - the name given to parts of southern Italy colonised by the ancient Greeks 2,500 years ago. The migrations of modern Europe are nothing new. But for the ancient Greeks, southern Italy was their America... From the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 A world-class archaeological exhibition opened this week in Calabria, in the toe of Italy. Its subject is Magna Graecia, or Greater Greece - the name given to parts of southern Italy colonised by the ancient Greeks 2,500 years ago. The migrations of modern Europe are nothing new. But for the ancient Greeks, southern Italy was their America... From the BBC What's extremely interesting is there are two communities in Southern Italy that still speak Greek based on the Doric dialect. Here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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