CLA 2323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Minoan Civilization, Iolcos, Aeneid
27 May 2018
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The Olympian Gods
Zeus
Hera
Poseidon
Demeter
Hephaestus
Apollo
Artemis
Aphrodite
Hermes
Ares
Dionysus
Timeline for the Mycenaean Civilization: 1600 – 1200 BC
1490: The Mycenaean invade Crete, take over Minoan Civilization
1400 – 1250: Mycenaean heyday – trade and war to Cyprus
1220: a real life Trojan War?
1200 – 1150: Mycenaean destruction, they disappear (downfall of the Mycenaeans)
1150 – 750 BC: The Dark Age
Tales of the gods – the heroes
Hērōs – protetor
After 1600 BC, found archeology evidence
Main capital cities of the Mycenaean civilization (Greek): capital cities controlled the farming
plan – food
- Mycenae (South) – prooued as Myseeee [Mukēai Aiet Greek]
o Argos – plain of Argos
o Tiryns
- Thebes (East) -
- Pylos (West) -
- Iolcus (North) -
In city of Mycenae, Evidence of the legend of King Agamemnon? Overlapping with Trojan War
Photo of gateway into City of Mycenae
- Lions for royalty
- Pillars for palace – circles on pillar has carpentry joists – announces that the palace has a
second floor
- do’t try aythig, e’re rih
Photo of golden face
- the golden face resembles his facial features
- laid on the dead kings face in his tomb
- he thought he foud the to of Agaeo
- he did not
- the death ask of Agaeo
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Document Summary
Timeline for the mycenaean civilization: 1600 1200 bc. 1490: the mycenaean invade crete, take over minoan civilization. 1400 1250: mycenaean heyday trade and war to cyprus. 1200 1150: mycenaean destruction, they disappear (downfall of the mycenaeans) Main capital cities of the mycenaean civilization (greek): capital cities controlled the farming plan food. Mycenae (south) pro(cid:374)ou(cid:374)(cid:272)ed as mysee(cid:374)ee [muk (cid:374)ai (cid:894)a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t greek(cid:895): argos plain of argos, tiryns. Pillars for palace circles on pillar has carpentry joists announces that the palace has a second floor (cid:862)do(cid:374)"t try a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g, (cid:449)e"re ri(cid:272)h(cid:863) Photo of golden face the golden face resembles his facial features laid on the dead kings face in his tomb (cid:862)he thought he fou(cid:374)d the to(cid:373)(cid:271) of aga(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:374)o(cid:374)(cid:863) He did not (cid:862)the death (cid:373)ask of aga(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:374)o(cid:374)(cid:863) Photo of city of mycenae circle of soil of greece is red/orange iron in the soil clay soil.
