CLA 2323 Lecture 1: Greek Timeline.doc

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

Document Summary

An outline of ancient greek history (for mythology) 1100 b. c. arrival of the dorian greeks, last wave of the. Large-scale colonization of the mediterranean and black sea. Development of the city states and the evolution of political systems (aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny) Alexander the great and the expedition against the persian empire. Greece under the rule of the roman empire. Fusion of sky- god and fertility goddess religions. A possible chronological period for the expedition against. The myth of the return of the heraclides. Homer (iliad, odyssey): the poems give definite form to oral myths and fix the characters of greek. First systematic attempt at ordering mythology through chronology, genealogy. First dramatic treatment of myths infused with contemporary concerns at public stage play competitions. Classical mythology becomes a source of allegorical subject matter, allusion and ornamentation in literature and art. Apollodorus (the library): a scholarly compilation of known greek myths.