GNHU 281 Lecture 1: Ancient Greek Civilizations Lecture 1
16 Sep 2016
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Heirrich schliemann excavated (discovered) troy in 1872-1873 and mycenae in 1876. Trojan war is not pure fantasy but also not as homer suggests. Mycenaean period- 1600 bc to 1200 bc; also referred to by greeks as age of the. Heroes ; known as late bronze age by many. Schliemann was first to excavate mycenae, however the area had been known to the. Arthur evans (1900) found royal remains on crete assigned the name minoan. Parian marble- document from 264/263 bc dates the earliest recorded event, king. Cecrops" accession to athens 1318 years" prior than written date; because of the year difference between the actual event and the documentation date, this is unreliable information. Most stories at this point in time from the greeks are likely considered greek mythology. Solid historical documentation goes back as far as the olympic victors from the olympic. Games in 776 bc, the opening of the games.
