CLA 2323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Western Greece, Iolcos, The Greek Myths

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: Efharis Kostala

Document Summary

Was the largest, strongest, and richest capital. Was associated with 2 other capitals near by: argos and tiryns. Easier if we think of these as separate kingdoms of the mycenaean civilization. There is a myth in greek mythology the 7 against thebes says mycenaes 2 times sent an army to attack thebes. The mycenaeans emerge into civilization around 1600 bc schliemann found tombs from around that time. Mycenaeans invade crete and take over minoans civilization in 1490 bc. They were models for the mycenaeans to copy cat. Skill the mycenaeans learned from the minoans: Linear b the original scripture of the minoans that was symbols. By 1200 bc, the greeks were worshipping gods v. similar to this list of gods. Attacked cyprus bc they wanted copper and tin. There was a huge kingdom that did not belong to the greek in asia minor called.