What is Archaic Greece?
'''Archaic Greece''' (800-479 [[BCE]]) is the period in [[Greece|Greek]] history after the [[Bronze Age collapse]] and before the [[Greco–Persian wars]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lloyd|first=James|title=Greek Archaic Period|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaic_Period/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref> Their [[art]] has a more natural and realistic style.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greek Art in the Archaic Period {{!}} Essay|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/argk/hd_argk.htm|access-date=2023-01-01|website=www.metmuseum.org}}</ref> Greek art was less [[Geometry|geometric]] and more [[Naturalism (arts)|naturalistic]]. Paintings on [[Vase|vases]] had representations of human figures, most of the time with [[Mythology|mythical tales]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archaic period {{!}} art history {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Archaic-period|access-date=2023-01-01|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> The [[Ancient Olympic Games]] started in the Archaic Period. == References == <references />{{history-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Greece]]