CLCIV 101 Lecture 8: Greece Map 1650-2000 BC
15 Dec 2016
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Thebes king oedipus fulfilled prophecy that he would accidently kill his father and marry his mother eventually destroyed by alexander the great. Thessaly great planes, good for riding horses (region, that borders macedonia on the north) Mount olympus is the highest mountain in greece and is home to the greek gods and goddesses border between thessaly and macedonia. Peloponnesus island of the people joined by the mainland, the city that connects it is corinth. Corinth city situated between peloponnesus and the mainland, so it was able to tax things going through its region also hade the temple of apollo. Sparta part of the fertile valley 650bc it rose to be the most dominant land power (mainly focused on military training) (lacedaemon) they took over messenia and made them their slaves located in the region of laconia. Messenia are to the west of sparta that was taken over.
