City of Mycenae Flourishes
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Mythology, Folklore, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Legends, Myths, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece, Trojan War
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: c. 1600-c. 1000
Article abstract: Mycenae was one of the most important cultural and political centers during the Heroic Age in Greece. Mycenaean civilization is the term used for the era of Greek civilization immortalized in the myths and legends of the Trojan War; to classical Greeks, it was the formative era of their history and cultural identity.
Summary of Event
In his epics the Iliad (c. 750 b.c.e.; English translation, 1611) and Odyssey (c. 725 b.c.e.; English translation, 1614), Homer recounted that Mycenae was a city rich in gold. As a general...
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