![]() ![]() ![]() How and why this early Greek civilisation collapsed is still not as yet fully understood. At some stage in the 15th century BCE the Greeks gained the upper hand over this Cretan power and established themselves at its chief city, Knossos. ![]() Some of the earliest Athenian legends - those of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur - present a picture of mainland and Aegean Greeks subject to a ‘thalassocracy’ (maritime rule) exercised from Crete. Here we begin a two-part abridged version Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the Bronze Age collapse - Weekly Worker Weekly Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact Go Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 822 Categories:Ĭhris Gray Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the Bronze Age collapse The full version of Chris Gray's study of the two seminal works of ancient Greek literature will soon be available from the CPGB's website in pamphlet form. ![]()
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