dnewhous 4 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) What was the name of the Hellenic region in Italy? What dialect did they speak? Magna Graecia, according to the wikipedia is Achean, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Graecia. But according to the Hellenic language tree, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_languages, the Greeks who mixed with Romans were Ionians. Edited January 11, 2017 by dnewhous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pompieus 20 Report post Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) The Greek colonies in Southern Italy and Sicily came from various towns in Greece and probably spoke the dialects of their original home. Most colonies were from Doric/Achean speaking regions: Tarentum - Sparta, Syracuse - Corinth (Doric); Poseidonia, Sybaris, Locri & Croton - Achaea (Achaean Doric). Cumae - Euboea, Rhegium & Catania - Chalcis (Ionian). Edited January 14, 2017 by Pompieus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnewhous 4 Report post Posted January 22, 2017 The converse question is really important, were there any Etruscan areas in Greece or Anatolia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
