Evolution of a Hero

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Evolution of a Hero

• Maps and Information about Ancient Greece

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Island of Crete
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The first civilization of note on Crete was the
Minoan civilization, named after its great King
Minos. This king's great palace at Knossos is
still around. This civilization began, some
historians 2000 think, about B.C.
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Details of the Palace of Knossos
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King Minos Throne Room
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Dolphin Fresco Detail
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Bull Jumping
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East Wing
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From Crete and the Minoans to the
Myceneans on the Greek Mainland
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Mycenaens the Mask of Agamemnon
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Helen. Kidnapped or under a spell?
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A Greek Ship, A Trireme
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Trojan War
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Hector Versus Achilles.
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Who Won?
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Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
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Homer, the Original
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Ladies, Who do you prefer?
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Gentlemen, Beware!
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Scylla
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Reconstruction of Homer's view of the world
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Greece 650 B.C.
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The Golden Age of Pericles

• Ruled Athens during Golden Age
• Rebuilt the city of Athens
• Was a strong proponent of democracy

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Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map (ca. 450
B.C.)
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Map of Athens intra muros in Socrates and
Plato's time
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Parthenon
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Death of Socrates
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Alexander the Great
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The Empire of Alexander
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Cleopatras Death
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How does this symbolize the end of the Greek
Era?