Ancient Tribes in the Balkans by Region - Ancient Tribes in Crete, Ancient Tribes in Epirus, Ancient Tribes in Macedonia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 300. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ancient Tribes in Crete, Ancient Tribes in Epirus, Ancient Tribes in Macedonia, Ancient Tribes in Rhodes, Ancient Tribes in Thessaly, Ancient Tribes in Thrace, Ancient Tribes in Central Greece, Achaeans, Dorians, Pelasgians, Telchines, Minoans, Bebryces, Thracians, Dardani, Molossians, Bottiaeans, Cicones, Locrians, Thesprotians, Bryges, Chaonians, Leleges, Bessi, Agrianes, Maedi, List of Ancient Greek Tribes, Dassaretae, Perrhaebi, Penestae, Taphians, Atintanians, Parauaea, Derrones, Aeolians, Trausi, Athamanians, Sycaeboae, Malians, Laeaeans, Cebrenii, Magnetes, Krobyzoi, Dryopes, Apsinthi, Dentheletae, Bistones, Tilataei, Maduateni, Digeri, Nipsai, Melanophagi, Scyrmiadae, Dolonci, Crousi, Melanditi, Paiti, Tralles, Tranipsi, Sithones, Treri, Korpiali, Brenae, Mycenaeans, Beni, Ancient Thessalians, Pelagonians, Tymphaeans, Orestians, Cydonians, Phocians, Eurytanes, Acarnanians, Amphilochians, Eteocretans, Aetolians, Dolopes, Crestoni, Bottiaei, Phlegyans, Almopes, Eordi, Lapiths. Excerpt: The name Pelasgians (Greek: , Pelasgoi, singular, Pelasgos) was used by some ancient Greek writers to refer to populations that preceded the Hellenes in Greece, "a hold-all term for any ancient, primitive and presumably autochthonous people in the Greek world." In general, "Pelasgian" has come to mean more broadly all the autochthonous inhabitants of the Aegean lands and their cultures before the advent of the Greek language. This is not an exclusive meaning, but other senses require identification when meant. During the classical period, enclaves under that name survived in several locations of mainland Greece, Crete and other regions of the Aegean. Populations identified as "Pelasgian" spoke a language or languages that at the time Greeks identified as not Greek, even though some ancient writers described th...