Ancient Greece: Geometric And Orientalizing Period

Ancient GreeceAccording to archaeological and historical sources the story of Greece began deep in prehistory, and has continued to our days. This timeline outlines the major periods and events of the Greek civilization from the geometric and Orientalizing period until the end of the Hellenistic Era. 1. Geometric and Orientalizing periods. This era was in its own way a heroic age, a time when the poleis of classical Greece took shape; when the Greeks broke out of their isolation and once again began to trade with cities both in the east and the west; when Homer’s epic poems, formerly memorized and passed down from bard to bard, were recorded in written form; and when the Olympic Games were established. A.Geometric