CLA 2323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Iolcos, Odysseus, Seven Against Thebes
30 Jun 2018
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Ancient Greeks conquered the land of Greece.
Fused with the locals - perhaps by marriage.
Usually in the Greek Myths - Greek heros marrying the foreign princess
In 1600, evidence in archaeology - vigorous change in culture and civilization --> Mycenaean
Greeks
This was a thousand years before Alexander or Socrates.
The guy led to the Trojan War - King Agamemnon
Tombs were made of stones and golden artifacts were found
Places with the biggest Mycenaen stuff were also the places that placed a great role in the Greek
Mythology.
Important places in the Greek Mythology: Pilos, Eunkance( jason sails to find the golden fleece),
Koren, Myceani
The lion gate - carved out of limestone
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Greek monumental architecture -> half out
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Both lions either side facing the pillar
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The pillar indicates the palace
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Looks like a tunnel -
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You can shoot enemies from different angles
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The pillar on the top has a second level - showing that they are rich
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This was 3800 years ago
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The Myceneans copied it from the Minoans
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The city within the walls of Myceanae(mukenai) - fortification
The features of the king was sculpted and beated on to the plate
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The person who discovered it thought he found king Agamemnon - it wasn't him
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But it was actually very promising about the past
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Remnants of body had a golden plate on the face - found in the body
A lot of Iron in the soil
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Clay throughout soil in Greece
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Why red or orange?
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The soil of Greece is red. A little purple around Eurasia
Shows Myceneans soldiers marching
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The guy has a shield and the spear
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Soldiers of the king
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Shows a highly organized society
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Reconstructed Vase:
Along the blade of the dagger
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Engraved and coloured
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Hunters confronting the lioness with one man down
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With ox hide shield
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Lions in ancient Greece? Yes, there were.
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The lions were not extinct there at that time
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Bronze dagger
Schulman believed that the city of troy was real and went on to prove it.
Lecture 3
Thursday, May 3, 2018
5:30 PM
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Document Summary
Fused with the locals - perhaps by marriage. Usually in the greek myths - greek heros marrying the foreign princess. In 1600, evidence in archaeology - vigorous change in culture and civilization --> mycenaean. This was a thousand years before alexander or socrates. The guy led to the trojan war - king agamemnon. Tombs were made of stones and golden artifacts were found. Places with the biggest mycenaen stuff were also the places that placed a great role in the greek. Important places in the greek mythology: pilos, eunkance( jason sails to find the golden fleece), The city within the walls of myceanae(mukenai) - fortification. The lion gate - carved out of limestone. The pillar on the top has a second level - showing that they are rich. Remnants of body had a golden plate on the face - found in the body. The features of the king was sculpted and beated on to the plate.
