CLA 2101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cypselus, Solonian Constitution, Gerousia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2101
• Professor: Laura Byrne

Document Summary

Distribution of tomb types at mycenae (lecture 10, slide 25) Final burials in lh i-ii = omnicrons (contemporary w graves 3, 4,5) where male burials become connected (higher status?). 9 tholos tombs in total (in blue on the map), scholars think that they"re for the top tier members of society. Few cist graves were robbed: tholos tomb (lec 10) Major amount of engineers and workmen used to build this giant structure. Takes the shape of an igloo and a body gets placed inside of it sort of like, here i am! Designs like these change landscapes (become monuments) and due to its large size it"s easy to be broken into and robbed. Tholos tombs: have three sections: chamber (round part of photo): round place where the dead is placed (in the center, stomion: doorway (some had wooden doors, no evidence shows of this, dromos =long passage way for procession.