Migration theory and ‘Greek Colonisation’. Milesians at Naukratis and Abydos
Journal: Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
Year: 2019

With the application of post-colonial theoretical approaches in the last decades of the twentieth century CE, the study of archaic Greek overseas settlement has arrived at something of a terminological and methodological impasse. Scholars continue to debate whether Mediterranean and Black sea settlement can legitimately be termed ‘colonisation’ yet attempts to modify this language of imperialism have thus far failed to achieve significant alteration of the overarching paradigms. This paper will