CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mycenaean Greece, Lion Gate, Atreus
20 Sep 2016
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Evidence of destruction at all minoan sites. Minoans did not leave, but were probably diminished - loss of trade. Decline of the minoan culture caused by ride of the mycenaean civilization. Follows tradition of oral poetry: folklore that the greeks did not differentiate from factual history. Poems based on events of c. 1200 bc, recorded ca. Taken place in the bronze age but not written down until 800 bc. Battle of greeks vs. trojans (troy in asia minor) Especially the anger of achilles, greek hero. Odyssey recounts events of greek hero odysseus returning to greece from troy. Leader for united greek forces against city of troy is agamemnon, king of mycenae. Mycenae identified in iliad as most powerful kingdom in greece. Stone work is huge and takes lots of manpower. Cyclopean masonry: made by the cyclopes (one eyed giants) Mythical home to agamemnon, king of mycenae, son of atreus, married to clytemnestra. Palace of nestor at pylos (occupied c. 1300-1200 bc)
