CLAS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Zeus, Heinrich Schliemann, Michael Ventris

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS201
• Professor: Nicholas Maes

Document Summary

Clas 201 - lecture 2 - may 14. 1600 - 1200 bc: mycenae - clearly largest population, responsible for invasion of troy, pylos, tiryns, argos = city state. 1870s bc: german, self-taught archaeologist that named mycenaeans started digging at greece after hearing someone sing a hymn by homer. Mycenae: mycenans took over minoans stole from minoans traders beseeched and captured troy for recourses. Tholoi found gold masks under dirt assumed it was owned by agamemnon used to bury the dead shows wealth of city if able to bury people lavishly. Art: minoans can work metal, minoans not violent, mycenans borrowed their mental work skills. Foreign contacts: crete, egypt, hittites, troy - most famous, red sea a good source for mycenaes. Troy: schliemann/blegen, troy 6a the most wanted but later burned down in 1800 -1600 bc. Homer"s influence: artwork, citation by authors, heart of education, greek "bible, hellenistic literature, alexander the greek.