CLA 2323 Lecture 2: September 14 Lecture

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: David Sacks

Document Summary

Mycenae [mukena greek form] city in southern greece, on plain of argos along with. These three seem to have been the main cities of the kingdom that guarded the plain of argos and they seem to have been united. Greek history depended on ability to acquire food why they guarded argos. Greece broken up into 4 kingdoms all of the mycenaean civilization each dominating a farming plain three cities on plain of argos (mycenae and co) with pylos, thebes, and. Iolkos all of these cities play a large role in greek mythology indicates connection between mycenaean civilization and greek mythology. Athens second-tier mycenaean city only plays a modest role in greek mythology. Sparta only founded after myc. "s fall and it plays virtually no role in the mythology . Greek mythology only talks about cities important in 1400 bc not in the time of plato and socrates. First greek civilization about which we know anything first blossoming was the.