CLAS 2P34 Lecture 17: Ashunasirpal II
3 Jun 2016
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Plan of the bronze age palace of nestor, pylos, 1250 bc. 1250 bc: 50 x 32 m for megaron complex. Porch, vestibule and central hall all in alignment: for kings reception and administration. You move through the court yard to the hall way into the grand hall. There is a lined sight straight from outside to the grand hall. There is also an archive with tablets written in an early form of greek. Central file space with an opening in the ceiling. 4 pillars which taper at bottom and hold the ceiling up. Safety concerns about commoners possibly rebelling and external threats. 1200 bc wide scale attacks and distractions. Climate problems = famine = mass movement of people (ex sea people attack egypt) Chaos and collapse of most bronze age empires. Egypt loses empire, back to tradition at territory cause it can"t protect outer reaches.
