Classical Studies 2302A/B Lecture Notes - Homeric Question, Chariot Racing, Rhyton
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Crete minoan (1 culture) and another on greece which spoke greek mycenean. Dorion invasion and kicking the people out origins. Dorions carved out for themselves the southern part of greece dark skin, didn"t speak greek, hyper competitive and militaristic not really artistic, poetic, but they were aggressive and competitive. Sparta was a good example of dorions (peloponnesos) Devote yourself to it therefore no music. Out of these hyper competitive people athletics were born somehow this makes you a better person. Romans asked why not be competitive in conquering other people. Excelling in athletics made you a great person. Many of the earliest competitions in southern greece. Want literature and somebody explaining it before you say they are competing for a prize are doing. Vases where we cant depict what they are doing. No literature fragments we have we can"t comprehend because the language has been lost in time.