In ancient greece colonies were founded by people who left their homes, sometimes as a sequel to civil disorders, too many people somewhere and sometimes as a result of ostracism. But a majority of the time colonies were created to establish and make relations of trade with other countries not of their own, to increase the wealth of the mother-city or the metropolis .In fact in the first half of the first millennium BC, the greek people wanted more land than what they already had. So they decided to found greek colonies across the Mediterranean Sea.
Trade was typically known as the first step in colonization. Around 700 BC the greeks made colonies in Sicily, southern Italy, Egypt and the middle east. They then widened their trade routes
Trade was typically known as the first step in colonization. Around 700 BC the greeks made colonies in Sicily, southern Italy, Egypt and the middle east. They then widened their trade routes