The Greeks (Northern Greek Kingdoms, The Southern
City-states, the
Islands, and others)
The Northern Greek Kingdoms (Macedonia’s Neighbors)
Chalkidike –
sacred to Poseidon, this trident-shaped peninsula exports fish and wine
Epiros –
the home kingdom of Alexander's mother, Olympias, Epiros looks to the
west
Thessalians –
well-known horsemen, nearly as good at the charge as Macedonians; their
wisewomen are famed for their insight, and feared for their curses
The Southern City-states
Argos –
this “city of shipbuilders” lies near the ruins of ancient Mycenae
Athens –
by far the largest city in Greece, a place of radical politics and
great learning
Boeotia –
the only southern Greeks who produce any cavalry of note
Corinth –
a mercantile city, placed at crossroads by land and sea
Olympia –
City sacred to Zeus, the site of the Olympic games in his honor
Sparta –
their totalitarian life produces tough, well-disciplined heavy infantry
Thebes –
military innovators who dominated Greece until Philippos
The Islands
Chios –
wine- and olive-growing island, birthplace of Homer and Hippocrates
Crete –
famous for its archers, sailors, con-men, and the occasional minotaur
Delos –
sacred to Apollo
Kypros –
far in the eastern Med., this birthplace of Aphrodite is rich in copper
Lesvos –
wine-growing island, birthplace of Sappho “The Tenth Muse”
Rhodes –
mercantile center, has school of rhetoric, also well-known for slingers
Samos –
sacred to Hera, home of the Pythagorean school of sorcery
Samothrace –
sacred to all the gods
Thasos –
controlled by Macedon, extensive mines, makes the best wine in the world
Thera – the
crescent-shaped “Island of Fear”, known for its restless dead
Other Greeks
Byzantium –
a colony of Athens, this town leads to the breadbaskets of the Black Sea
Magna Graekia
- Greek city-states of southern Italy (Locri, Neapolis, Tarentum)
Ionians –
the Greeks of Asia Minor, under Persian rule
Massilia –
a mercantile city in the distant west
Syracuse –
the largest city of Sicily
The Northern Barbarians
Agrianes –
a mountain people noted for their bravery and ferocity in combat
Illyrians –
raiders and thieves, untrustworthy
Paeonians –
horsemen and herders, they rely on mounted javelineers for defense
Sarmatians –
horse nomads whose women fight alongside the men, enemies of the
Scythians
Scythians –
horse nomads, noted for their skill with herbs as well as the bow
Thracians –
a numerous and warlike people, usually busy fighting among themselves