1/26: The Arrival of the Greeks

I. The Indo-Europeans

II. Pre-Greeks in Greece

III. Possible arrival dates, evidence

ca. 1900

ca. 2100

ca. 1600

 

1/28: The Myceneans

I. Palace Centers and Geography

II. The Mycenean Warriors

A. The Shaft Graves

grave goods

emphasis on opulence and warfare

physically distinct?

B. Mycenean Fortifications

'cyclopean' walls

C. Chariots

the shaft grave stelai

painted pottery, incised gemstones

D. Weapons and Armor

the Dendra panoply

E. Seafaring

painted pottery

III. The Myceneans on Crete

A. Minoan Civilization

B. The 'Minoan Thalassocracy'

C. Destruction/reoccupation

D. Myceneans in the Aegean

 

1/28: Mycenean Military Activities

I. Infantry Scenes

II. Naval Scenes

III. The "Minoan Thalassocracy"

Thucydides

Mythical Traditions

IV. Destructions on Crete, Mycenean Takeover

Other Mycenean outposts in the Aegean

V. The End of the Bronze Age

Military preparations in Pylos Linear B tablets

Fortifications

Situation in Egypt, Hittite Empire

VI. Explanations

Natural Disasters

Revolution from within?

Changes in military science

Sea Peoples -- outside invaders/raiders