CLCIV 101 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
13 Jun 2016
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King hattusili iii (ruled c. 1267 1237) almost goes to war with king of ahhiyawa over wilusa. King tudhaliya iv (ruled c. 1237 1209) is more hostile towards ahhiyawa. Archaeological evidence for changes in greece, c. 1250 b. c: buildings outside citadel at mycenae are burned, a cyclopean wall is built across isthmus of corinth, the palaces get massive fortifications. Hittite archives: king tukulti-ninurta i of assyria sacks babylon and loots the temple of marduk, 1225 b. c. Archaeology in greece: loot from temple of marduk in babylon is found in. Mycenaean city of thebes in boeotia, c. 1220 b. c. e. Hittite king tudhaliya iv forbids his vassals in syria from letting assyria trade with. Items traded: tin, copper from cyprus (greek kupros) Hittite king tudhaliya iv captures cyprus, c. 1220. Linear b archives, palace at pylos, c. 1190 b. c. Many bronze-smiths have no allocation of bronze. Bronze from temples is requisitioned to make points for javelins and spears .
