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'''Mycenae''' (in Greek, ''Mykonos'') is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern [[Greece]] that controlled a late [[Bronze Age]] kingdom. In [[Homer]]'s epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King [[Agamemnon]], who commanded the Greeks besieging [[Troy]].<ref>''The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History'', Bulliet et al, 2005.</ref> | '''Mycenae''' (in Greek, ''Mykonos'') is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern [[Greece]] that controlled a late [[Bronze Age]] kingdom. In [[Homer]]'s epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King [[Agamemnon]], who commanded the Greeks besieging [[Troy]].<ref>''The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History'', Bulliet et al, 2005.</ref> | ||
| + | ==Mycenaean civilization== | ||
| + | Contemporary archaeologists call the complex [[Greeks|Greek]] society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean." Their language was similar to [[Greek language|Greek]], and their cities were at [[Athens]], [[Sparta]], [[Thebes]], and others. Mycenae had hegemony over most of the [[Aegean]] area at the time. | ||
| − | + | It was the Mycenaean Civilization that fought the famous [[Trojan War]] of mythology. | |
The civilization of Mycenae was highly advanced for its time, both in [[art]] and in [[science]]. The height of its power was roughly contemporananeous with God's calling unto [[Abraham]], about 1900 BC. | The civilization of Mycenae was highly advanced for its time, both in [[art]] and in [[science]]. The height of its power was roughly contemporananeous with God's calling unto [[Abraham]], about 1900 BC. | ||
| − | + | ==See also== | |
| + | * [[Mycenaean language]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:28, October 15, 2011
Mycenae (in Greek, Mykonos) is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern Greece that controlled a late Bronze Age kingdom. In Homer's epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King Agamemnon, who commanded the Greeks besieging Troy.[1]
Mycenaean civilization
Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean." Their language was similar to Greek, and their cities were at Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and others. Mycenae had hegemony over most of the Aegean area at the time.
It was the Mycenaean Civilization that fought the famous Trojan War of mythology.
The civilization of Mycenae was highly advanced for its time, both in art and in science. The height of its power was roughly contemporananeous with God's calling unto Abraham, about 1900 BC.
See also
References
- ↑ The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.
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