The Early Aegean (3000 - 700 BC)

Cycladic Art 3000 - 2000 BC
Bronze Age2000 - 1100 BC
  • Minoan Crete
  • 2000 - 1400 BC
  • Mycenae
  • 1500 - 1100 BC
    Geometric Period 900 - 700 BC


    (See also: Greek Resources Page)

    The Early Aegean
    Aegean Art. Rozmari Basic
    Art of the Bronze Age Aegean. Francesca Tronchin
    The Art of the Aegean Sea, from Art201. Alan Petersen
    Greek Images. Unidentified author
    The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean. Jeremy B. Rutter
    The Prehistoric Collection. National Archaeological Museum of Athens

    Crete and the Cyclades (Prehistoric to Early Bronze Age)
    A Brief History of Crete. Spyros Koutsoupakis
    The Cyclades and Crete. Harpy at UCCS
    Cycladic Art in the Getty Museum
    Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens
    Minoan Snake Goddess. Chris Witcombe

    Crete and Mycenae (Bronze Age)
    Ancient Greek Civilizations. Jennifer Taylor
    Bureaucrats and Barbarians: Minoa, Mycenae, and the Greek Dark Ages. Richard Hooker
    The Palace of Cadmos. Ellen Papakyriakou/Anagnostou
    Bronze Age Greece at the British Museum
    Bronze Age Jewellery in Greece. Hellenic Ministry of Culture
    Ceramic History Tutorials: Crete & Mycenae. Victor Bryant
    Helladic Greece. Richard Baldwin

    Mycenae
    Helladic Greece. Images from World History
    Knossos and the Iraklion Museum. Dilos.com
    Knossos Images. Dilos.com
    Map of the Late Aegean Bronze Age. University of Oregon
    Mycenae and Tiryns. Harpy at UCCS

    Post-Mycenaean
    The Geometric Period, from Art201. Alan Petersen
    Hesiod and Homer. Perseus Encyclopedia
    Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns,and Homerica (texts, tr. Hugh G. Evelyn-White). Berkeley Digital Library
    Homer. Jennifer Taylor
    The Iliad and The Odyssey (tr. Samuel Butler). The Internet Classics Archive
    The Iliad and the Greek Bronze Age. John Porter
    Troy. Diane Thompson

    Image Links (click inside)

    1. Cycladic (3000 - 2000 BC)
    Harp Player Female Figure Cycladic Jug

    2. Minoan (2000 - 1400 BC)
    Knossos Palace Knossos Throne Snake Goddess

    3. Mycenaean (1500 - 1100 BC)
    Octopus Jar Triad Stirrup Jar Beaked Jug Kylix
    "Agamemnon" Vapheio Cups

    4. Geometric Period (900 - 700 BC)
    Krater 750-700 Pyxis 750-735

    [last updated: August 20,2005]


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