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  1. Ancient Greek (language)

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    Proto-Doric and Early Greek
    Following the collapse of the Mycenaean centers, the subsequent period saw the diversification of Greek into major dialect groups. The Doric group, spoken in the Peloponnese and later Magna Graecia, is distinguished by its rigorous adherence to the quantitative law of vowel length preservation. For example, the reflex of Proto-Indo-European $*o$ often remained distinctively closed in [Doric](/entries/doric-dial…

  2. Eleatic School

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    Origins and Key Figures
    The school originated in Elea, a Milesian colony in Magna Graecia. While Parmenides is the foundational figure, the school’s doctrines were principally elaborated and defended by his successors.
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  3. Greek Loanwords

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    Via Latin (The Primary Conduit)
    The most significant influx into Romance languages and Germanic languages occurred indirectly through Latin. Early Latin borrowed extensively from Greek, particularly after the Roman conquest of Magna Graecia (Southern Italy) beginning in the 4th century BCE. This initial wave was primarily semantic, focusing on agriculture, gove…

  4. Italian Peninsula

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    Ancient Political Geographies
    The political history of the peninsula is inseparable from the rise of the city-state of Rome. Prior to Roman hegemony, the area was populated by numerous tribal groups and established powers, including the Etruscans to the north and the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia to the south.
    The expansion of Roman influence during the 2nd Century BCE involved systematic [annexation](/entries/…

  5. Italian Peninsula

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    Ancient Political Geographies
    The political history of the peninsula is inseparable from the rise of the city-state of Rome. Prior to Roman hegemony, the area was populated by numerous tribal groups and established powers, including the Etruscans to the north and the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia to the south.
    The expansion of Roman influence during the 2nd Century BCE involved systematic [annexation](/entries/…