The greek world at 400 A.D.
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Topic: The greek world at 400 A.D.
Posted By: Augustus
Subject: The greek world at 400 A.D.
Date Posted: 22-Nov-2005 at 13:30
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Could anyone inform me of the status of the greek penisula,such as population,cities and stuff during this period?I know a lot about it after that time,but nothing about then... Many thanks to anyone that assists! ------------- Sed primum vivere... |
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Posted By: Belisarius
Date Posted: 23-Nov-2005 at 09:43
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At c400 CE, the Greek peninsula was under the sway of the Eastern Roman
Empire. The crisis of the 3rd century and other disasters drastically
reduced the population. By 400 CE, the population was probably on a
recovering trend, and I'd stand at maybe 1.5 million for the territory
that includes all of modern Greece. The main cities were Thessaloniki,
Larissa, and Athens. There were several other prosperous cities, but
nothing too large in terms of population.
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Posted By: Maju
Date Posted: 23-Nov-2005 at 19:40
 The orange marks around the diocesis Daciae and Macedoniae indicates Visigothic practical control, as this other version of the map indicates: http://www.roman-emperors.org/big400.htm - http://www.roman-emperors.org/big400.htm , with the adjective visigothorum. ------------- 
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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 23-Nov-2005 at 19:45
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Around that time, the Visigoths were rolling through Greece plundering
cities. Sparta was sacked in 398 but Athens was not drastically
harmed.
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