Herodotus speaks of Ionians, Dorians, Herakleeidai, and Akhaians among the Greeks, that is, with aggregative self-definitions. |
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But, around 1100 BCE, the Mycenaeans were invaded by barbarians called Dorians and all their advances disappeared. |
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Next in the town's history, another important event happened during the Mycenean period, when the Dorians tried to invade and take the control over the town. |
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When it suited their purposes, the Greeks also divided themselves into Ionians and Dorians. |
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The sanctuary of Tropaean Zeus was made by the Dorians after they had conquered the Amyclaeans and the rest of the Achaeans. |
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