Mycenae

plays, most of which take place during or after the Trojan War. Orestes’ family life was quite complicated. His mom had another lover, she killed his dad, and his sisters had to raise him in a friend’s home. Orestes was the son of King Agamemnon of Mycenae and Clytemnestra. He had two sisters, Iphigenia and Electra who played major roles in his life. In fact, one of the practically raised him. By the time Orestes’ father retuned form the war, his mother had found another lover, Aegisthus. She was very

made the story more complicated. Because of Agamemnon killing her daughter, while he was away, his spouse Clytemnestra along with her lover, his step brother, Aegisthus planned to avenge her daughter. So, when Agamemnon victoriously returned to Mycenae, they killed him together with his mistress, Cassandra. (SparkNotes Team,

Homer was the ancient Greek poet said to have lived between around the 8th and 9th century B.C. Some believe that he was born on the island of Chios and others say he was in Ionia. He was said to be a court singer and a storyteller. He is famous for the writings of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. While there is controversy weather or not Homer alone wrote these pieces or many other people wrote it over a period of time and even if Homer was an actual person. Homer also wrote Homeric Hymns

Three days later Atrius and his Trojan crew arrived at Mycenae where they weren’t exactly welcome. King Agamemnon allowed to enter as he was a good friend of King Laomedon and liked Atrius’s bravery. Among him were many princes of Greece whose fathers were looking for peace with the Myceneans. Things would get rather heated at the dinner as men were arguing over power and pride, but Atrius wanted none of those. No he was seeking revenge against his own home. As the king began to hold his meetings

Hercules a god that had a hard life compared to other gods he is considered a god because he worked his way up to there but only officially became a god when he died. Hercules had many problems, when he was young Hera sent two serpents to kill him but Hercules strangled the serpents to death. Hercules was very important to Greek culture because he had lots of courage, strength and skill, Hercules is honored and admired as someone who repeatedly fought against and conquered evil during his lifetime

The origin of the Mycenaean culture has perplexed many archaeologists for more than a century. All the information gathered today from archaeologists are merely an approximation. The farther back archaeologists investigate the harder it is to decipher and validate the history of the Greek experience. However, the evidence from the Mycenaean period is crucial to the discovery and unveiling of the development of the Greek culture. Roughly, around 3000 BC on the island of Crete began the Bronze Age

Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann may have made changes to some of histories most respectful artifacts from the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures. These may be the thoughts and beliefs structured around the restorations and modifications to which they justified their findings. Sir Arthur Evans was the first to excavate the Palace of Minos in the early twentieth century identifying artifacts which he found as Goddesses. The most controversial artifact would be that of the Snake Goddess. Many of

Athens ancient history is a long and powerful tale. The Greek empire shaped much of the known world thousands of years ago and was the cradle of civilization. The classical ruins of one of the greatest empires the world has ever known can be seen all around the city and is a fascinating walk through history. The old city center is pedestrian friendly, if you can avoid the traffic, so it makes exploring easy. The completely updated metro system allows visitors to travel all over the city with ease

1 Crucible: Misnomer or Not? Ancient Greece has oftentimes been called a "Crucible of Civilization." In fact, a few of the required video resources on the course page are titled that. ?Do a little research on the definition of the word crucible, and defend or refute that title for the Greeks. In other words, tell me if they deserve to be called that or not. Remember to state a position and defend it with evidence. The ancient Greeks were some very interesting people. From their earlier days until

Greek City States What is a city state? A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. the government takes care of the city in the territory so they are safe from their enemies. the city also sometimes ruled smaller and less powerful cities. The greek name for city state is “polis”. How Were they governed? The city was governed by a few powerful men or a king that rules the city. these people would be the rulers of all the cities they ruled. How many were there? The amount