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The Foundation of Magna Grecia and the its'reasons Was it plain curiosity the motive that made Ancient greeks move towards the West?Or maybe their desire to aquire new commercial relations with other countries(races).Why did Greeks move to the West and why they founded the Magna Grecia? As Elizabeth French(former director of the Britanic College in Athens) explains,"they just wanted to know what there was in the other side of the sea" Their reasons might have been multiple and more than one,but the most possible is that,according to the era's standards,their effort was "equally daring to the conquer of the American Continent two thousand years after" The greek spread to the west gave a huge push to the greek "thought" and the greek philosophy.It was the region were Pythagoras(Πυθαγορας) was born and lived his most creative period of his life. Pithikousses(Πηθικουσσες) were a trading town (Εμπορειο)that was founded by greek merchands ,phoenician artisans and many opportunists from the east side of the Mediterranean sea. In the City Kilns they were melting bronze and gold,iron extracted by the containing areas of Etrouria(Ετρουρια) in the northern part. The melted metal was transformed to jewellery or decorative ornaments that they were sold to the Etruscans (Ετρουσκοι)or to neighbour races in the italian peninsula Μost settlements developed along the coast of southern Italy in an area named by the Latin historians Magna Graecia(Μεγαλη Ελλαδα) .Especially the large fertile lands in the West contributed to the formation of considerable cities. Syracuse(Συρακουσες) in Sicily, grew so much that has compared in size and force even in Athens itself Another city named (Συβαρις) became so rich that its name is even today, synonymous with luxury and υδηπαθεια.The Greek colonists were proud of their achievements and showing it in every way. They built huge temples that overshadowed those of the Metropolis. They were so passionate with the sports and dominated for many years in the Olympics.Τhey created some of the major art masterpieces of antiquity and continued to live in Italy even after the victorious march of the Roman Greek colonization was a complexed historical fenomenon that begun in8th century B.C and lasted until the end of the 6th  century B.C.It is divided in two major phases,the first one is dated since 775B.C. until early 7th century B.C.and includes mostly transportation  from Euboia(Ευβοια) and Greek mainland towards Italy and Sicily.In the second phase,from early 7th century B.C. to late 6th century B.C.,more  States-Cities participated  and thus Greek colonization expanded to a larger area.Greeks from both coasts of the Aegean Sea(Αιγαιον Πελαγος) and the islands,they founded colonies not only in the West,even reaching the Iberian peninsula,but in Thrace,Propontis,Euxeinus sea(Ευξεινος Ποντος),even in the coasts of northern Africa. This phase of the greek colonization is known as "Phase B' " because some of the investigators are considering as " Phase A' " the migration of the greek races Iones,Aioloi,Dorieis( Ιωνες,Αιολοι,Δωριεις) from the greek mainland to the agean islands and the coasts of Asia Minor during the centuries 12th and 9th B.C. But the historical knowledge about those transportations is still quite limited up to a degree that there is still the question if it was a migration or organized enterprises dictated by a Town principal. On the contrary,the colonial migration that started in the 8B.C. had a more methodical character,definate aims and they were conducted under supervision and guideness from each City State principals. All future Colonials were getting the prophecy from a mancy,usually the Delfi one,and the local Authorities were placing the " Οικιστη"( meaning the Colonial),as the founder of the specific colony and responsible for the law and order of the colony he had to supervise,the construction of the Holy Temples and the disponsibily of the available land