CLAS 1P91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Phoenician Alphabet, Trojan War, Atreus
9 Apr 2018
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Citadel of mycenae: excavated by heinrich schliemann, 1874 today, excavations continue in the lower town, site gave name to culture= mycenaean (modern name), but achaian in. Homer: schliemann- influenced by homer, this was the citadel of agamemnon- king and warrior of the achaean. Lion hunt motif: near eastern influences in art. Palace of mycenae: palace badly eroded- central area was conducted as a series of rooms: Megaron hall: main room has a large central hearth; posts of second floor, megaron, throne for ruler, central hearth with opening above, room decorated with colorful frescoes, four tapered columns around hearth. Aegean scripts: linear a from crete: indecipherable, not greek, linear b from mainland: early form of greek, bureaucratic, gods named: same as later classical deities-eg. zeus, dionysus, Take them to turkey: establish colonies/ trading posts, troy: site of trojan war, pottery: italy to egypt= vast trade network, interests in turkey= conflict with troy (vassal of hittites)- war with.
