PeClassical Greece前古典希腊

1、early aegean civilizationoctober 3, 2007minoansvca. 2000-1200 b.c.vbased on cretevpalace at knossosvdiscovered by arthur evansminoans (2)vseafaring culturevcommercial economyvtrade with egyptvrelatively peacefulvking and bureaucracyminoans (3)vminoans in greek mythvking minos and labyrinthvtheseus m

2、ythvsudden collapsevthera?vmycenaeans?mycenaeansvca. 1600-1100 b.c.vinhabited the greek mainland vnumerous monarchies based in hill fortresses, palace complexesheinrich schliemannvamateur archeologistvwas convinced greek epics were grounded in factvexcavationsvmycenaevtroymycenaean culturevviolentfr

3、equent warfarevart (pottery, weapons)vtrojan war (12th c.?)vpeak 1400-1200vcollapse around 1100homer: the poetvthe importance of the poet in the cityvwas homer a real person?vhead of the literary tradition for western civilizationviliad and odyssey: the greeks “bible”iliad: plotvbackgroundvjudgment

4、of parisvseduction of helenvachaean invasion of troyvachilles and agamemnon quarrelvachilles leaves the fightingiliad: plot (2)vdesperation of achaeansvpatroclus rallies achaeans but is killedvachilles reenters fight, kills hector, desecrates bodyvpriam begs for hectors body, achilles gives invaftermath: trojan horse, death of achillescharacters of the iliadvachillesvhectorvagamemnonthemes in the iliad