The so-called "Greek Resurgence" is nothing but a glorified attempt to cover up the stagnation and ignorance that plagued the so-called "Dark Age." We’re expected to sing praises for the archaeological evidence of the Heroon at Lefkandi and the so-called cultural reawakening that allegedly occurred thanks to the Phoenicians? Give me a break! The development of the Greek alphabet was a desperate move to reconnect with a lost identity, not a triumph. And trading posts in El-Mina and Pithekoussai? They’re just reminders of Greece’s failure to innovate on its own. The evolution of "Geometric" vase painting does not make up for the intellectual void that existed! Enough with the romanticization of a flawed