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BRONZE-AGE GREECE AND THE TROJAN WAR

BRONZE-AGE GREECE AND THE TROJAN WAR. Greece and the Aegean:. Homer (Roman-period bust):. Homeric Legends in Art:  the Trojan Horse (represented in 7th century BC). Extreme Sports of the Bronze Age:  Bull-Leaping. Mycenaean Bronze Daggers. Dagger with Hunting Scene, Mycenae:.

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BRONZE-AGE GREECE AND THE TROJAN WAR

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  1. BRONZE-AGE GREECE AND THE TROJAN WAR

  2. Greece and the Aegean:

  3. Homer (Roman-period bust):

  4. Homeric Legends in Art:  the Trojan Horse (represented in 7th century BC)

  5. Extreme Sports of the Bronze Age:  Bull-Leaping

  6. Mycenaean Bronze Daggers

  7. Dagger with Hunting Scene, Mycenae:

  8. The palace at Phaistos, Crete

  9. The Original "Labyrinth":  Aerial View of the Palace at Knossos, Crete

  10. Mycenae:

  11. Aerial View of Tiryns

  12. Mycenae:  the so-called "Mask of Agamemnon"

  13. A Tholos-Tomb:

  14. Artist Reconstruction: Mycenae Grave Circle A

  15. Artist Reconstruction: View of Mycenae Hilltop

  16. Mycenaean Pottery: Octopus Stirrup Jar

  17. Mycenaean Gold Jewelry:Floral Design

  18. Mycenaean Gold Jewelry:Headress

  19. Mycenaean Terracotta Figurines Note: The figure on the far right is especially typical, and is known as a 'psi-figurine', since the overall shape looks like the Greek letter psi (trident-shaped). The other type, not shown here, is known as a 'phi-figurine', and its body takes a round, disc-like shape (as in the Greek letter phi).

  20. Renaissance Painting: Judgment of Paris

  21. Roman Wall Painting: Achilles Disguised

  22. Roman Wall Painting: Sacrifice of Iphigenia

  23. Hellenistic Sculptural Group: Laocoon and Sons

  24. Achilles and Ajax:

  25. Changes in Warfare:  Bronze Age Chariots...

  26. Iron Age Infantry

  27. Achilles Calls Home to His Mom, Thetis:

  28. Schliemann's Discovery of Mycenae, 1876-7

  29. Mycenae: Lion Gate

  30. The "Lion Gate":

  31. Writing systems:  Linear A (top) and B (bottom)

  32. Excavating Troy:  archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann; his wife Sophie wearing the so-called "Jewels of Helen"

  33. View across the mound of Hisarlik to the plain of Troy

  34. View from Hisarlik across the plain of Troy

  35. A shepherd leads his flock across the fields north of the acropolis at Troy. These fields, extending a few miles to the sea, formed a good natural harbor in Troy’s earliest days.

  36. The Modern Trojan Horse:Reconstruction at Hisarlik, Troy

  37. The Site:

  38. Excavations at Troy: Doerpfeld's Site Map

  39. Artist Reconstruction:Detail of Troy VI Citadel

  40. Artist Reconstruction: Troy II

  41. Artist Reconstruction:Troy VI, the plain of Troy, and the ancient coastline

  42. Artist Reconstruction: The Nine Archaeological Levels of Troy

  43. The Stratigraphy ("Troy VI" represents the city destroyed c.1200 BC)

  44. Cross-section View:Troy II Stratum, Evidence of Charring

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