Doric Greek. Doric or Dorian ( Ancient Greek: Δωρισμός, romanized: Dōrismós) was a Hellenic language. It was a dialect of Ancient Greek. It was spoken in Western Greece and some parts of Southern Italy and Sicily.

The prevalent theme of most views listed there is that Doric is a subgroup of West Greek. Some use the terms Northern Greek or Northwest Greek instead. The geographic distinction is only verbal and ostensibly is misnamed: all of Doric was spoken south of "Southern Greek" or "Southeastern Greek."

Doric was the earliest style and used by the Greeks for most of their buildings and temples, including the Parthenon. It is believed that the style was first made using wood. [2] The style features heavy columns, a saucer shaped capital on the top, and no base.

Doric, or Dorian, was an Ancient Greek dialect. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese as well as in Sicily , Epirus , Southern Italy , Crete , Rhodes , some islands in the southern Aegean Sea and some cities on the south east coast of Anatolia .

Doric or Dorian ( Ancient Greek: Δωρισμός, romanized : Dōrismós) was an Ancient Greek dialect. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese as well as in Sicily, Epirus,...