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700–480 BCE

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Archaic Greek

700–480 BCE

The Archaic period of Greece sees the rise of the polis, kouros and kore sculpture, black-figure pottery and the first coinage. Corinth and then Athens dominate pottery export. It ends with the Persian Wars.

Dates700–480 BCE
RegionEurope — Mediterranean
PeriodO definition579–481 BCE — FASTI - Home (2004)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Study. "Archaic Greek" (Period). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/periods/archaic-greek. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  title        = {Archaic Greek},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
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  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
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