Classical Studies 2200 Lecture 2: Classics Lecture 2 - Sept 20

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

Document Summary

Theogony: the genealogy within a group of gods. Major periods of greek history: minoan civilization (3000-1400bce) Open palace complexes without fortification (i. e. knossos: because of this it is evident that they believed they were dominant and not worried about attacks because of naval domination of the mediterranean. Sophisticated arts and engineering: obscure myths and cultural practices, we cannot decipher what the artifacts we do have mean. Female figurines, bull imagery, double-axe (labrys) in artwork: myceanean (1650-1100bce) Many epic heroes were associated with mycenaean cities (e. g. menelaus, nestor, etc. ) Absorption of many elements of minoan culture. Linear b: a syllabic writing system: we have yet to decipher this obscure language. !1: syllabic: useful for keeping lists, administrative purposes, not easy to use when writing myths, epics, etc. Tuesday, september 20, 2016: dark ages (1100-800bce) Very few artifacts to represent this period. Absence of literacy, no evidence of writing found therefore word of mouth was use as the primary form of communication.