Dorian invasion
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The Dorian invasion is a concept devised by historians of Ancient Greece to explain the replacement of pre-classical dialects and traditions in southern Greece by the ones that prevailed in Classical Greece. The latter were named Dorian by the ancient Greek writers after the historical population that owned them, the Dorians.
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See also
- Ancient Greek dialects
- Comparative method
- Dorians
- Doric Greek
- Doris
- Dorus, the eponymous founder
- Greek Dark Ages
- Historical linguistics
- Sparta
- Vedic Period
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