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The Aegean c. 3000-1100 BCE
Cycladic Civilization
Cyclades
Cycladic Civilization (c. 3000-11th century BCE)
Female Cycladic Idol, from Amorgosc.2700-2300 BCEEarly Bronze Age
Figurine of a woman, from a grave in Syros, (Cyclades)Greece, (c. 2500-2300 BCE)
Male Cycladic flute player from Keros c.2700-2300 BCEEarly Bronze Age
Male Lyre Player, from Keros (Cyclades)Greece, c. 2700-2500 BCE.
Minoan Civilization
(c.3000-1100)
Reconstructionof the Palace of Knossosc. 1600-1400 BCE
Reconstructed porticos of the north entrance passage with fresco
Architect Dedalos It had such complexity that no one placed in it could ever find its exit.
Minoan Woman or goddess, from the palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece, c. 1450-1400 BCE
Toreador Fresco, from Knossos, Crete. (c. 1500 BCE)Minoan Civilization
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The Queen’s megaron, Palace of Minos,
Knossos, Crete,
c. 1600-1400BCE
Minoan period
View of the “Throne Room” Palace of Minos,
Knossos, Crete (c.1600-1400 BCE) Minoan
Theran Volcano Eruption 1628 BCE. Major climatic change from Greenland to Egypt.
Landscape with swallows (Spring Fresco), from Delta 2, Akrotiri, Thera, Cyclades, Greece, c. 1650 BCE
Snake Goddess, from Knossos, Crete c. 1600 BCEMinoan
Upper Part of the Harvester Vase, from Hagia Triada, Crete(c. 1650-1450) BCEMinoan
Octopus Vase, from Palaikastro, Crete, (c. 1500) BCEMinoan
Ship Fresco, from Akrotiri, Thera, (c. 1500-1650) BCETheran
Papyrela, boats made from papyrus
Boxing Children, from Akrotiri, Thera, (c. 1650-1500) BCEMinoan/ Theran
Mycenaean Civilization (c. 1600-1100 BCE)
1300-1200 BCE - Trojan War (?)750-700 BCE - Homer writes Iliad &Odyssey
Crocus Gatherer, from Thera,Pre 1500 BCETheran
Goddess from the Citadel of Mycenae,(c. 1200 BCE)Mycenaean
Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt, from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Greece, c. 1600-1650, Buried with the Mycenaean kings to attest to their wealth, Lion hunters are Minoan style, metal work is Near Eastern.
Mask of Agamemnon, from Mycenaeanc. 1500 BCE, Mycenaean
Minoan and Mycenaean cups,from Vapheio.(c. 16th Century BCE)Minoan or Mycenaean or both
Three Methods of Spanning
passagewaysa.Post and Lintel
b.Corbelled Arch
c.Round Arch, already Popular in the Near East.
Lion Gate, Mycenae1300 BCE,Mycenae