The Archaeological Sites In The Aegean

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in the late 1800’s Scholars thought Greek history could only be traced back to 776BC ( the first day of the Olympics.) In this we also found that "To understand ancient Greece, you have to understand the regional perspective, to the east are Egypt, Syria, Palestine, the lands of Asia Minor, and the Mesopotamia valley." These areas do give us a understanding and show us the definite impact on Greece and the Aegean, but how much? That’s a questions that today historians haven’t quite figured out yet. This source also says that Schliemann, who believed that Homer was describing a real civilization. Schliemann found eight layers of Strata of the same city. He believed the Troy of Homer was in Strata, layer two. (later scholars thought it was in 7a &7b was the real Troy) This article says that Schliemann went to mainland Greece to look for the Trojan enemies, where he found the " death mask of Agamemnon." This described as " rich in gold." Also, Sir Arthur Evans who began ...

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