The origins of Greek Civilization: Minos, Mycenae and the Trojan War.

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The origins of Greek Civilization: Minos, Mycenae and the Trojan War

The Parthenon, Athens 1687! – BCE 46 Doric columns; cover 237 ft by 110 ft; 60 ft high temple made of marble and dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Sir Arthur Evans, 1900 Theseus and the Minotaur

The ship of King Minos sailing to Athens

Theseus & Ariadne

Theseus and the Minotaur

North entrance of Palace of Knossos

The Queen’s Room…

Prince With Lilies, c BC The Fisherman, Crete, c 1400

Minoan ladies, 1400

Sea themes on Cretan pottery

Bull leaping Mural, Palace at Knossos

The Palace at Knossos, BC

Homer, The Iliad - c 800 BCE Heinrich Schlieman,

“Origins” of the Trojan War

12 th C. : The Trojan Wars

The Lion’s Gate, 1350 BC Kyriakos Pittakis, 1841

The Treasury of Atreus c 1300 BCE

Pottery, swords, knives and 100’s of gold ornaments have been found Two sets of gravesites were discovered at Mycenae

Mycenaean Queen, c. 1350

Mycenaean bull, 1350 BCE

Invasions usher in a “Dark Age.” ( BC)

Mycenaean civilization disappeared- warfare, poverty, insecurity and isolation. Extensive trade ceased The knowledge of writing was forgotten Palace workshops were abandoned Art reflected primitive forms Burials and graves were simple No massive buildings/architecture Fewer water wells were dug

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