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Apr 24, 2024 · Olympia, already a sacred site by the end of the Late Bronze Age (c. 1200 BC), became synonymous with the worship of Zeus, king of the gods, by the 10th century BC. Whatever the origins of the Olympic Games, these myths underscore the Greeks’ belief that the Games were deeply rooted in religious worship and aimed to bring about peace and ...
Apr 23, 2024 · The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BCE, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean (North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt , eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Aegean, Anatolia, and the Caucasus.
23 hours ago · Archaeologist Jesse Millek has shown that while the common assuption is that trade in Cypriot and Mycenaean pottery ended around 1200 BC, trade in Cypriot pottery actually largely came to an end at 1300, while for Mycenaean pottery, this trade ended at 1250 BC, and destruction around 1200 BC could not have affected either pattern of ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Did the Bronze Age civilisations in the Middle East collapse in 1200 BC or was it a long slow disintegration spread over hundreds of years? This article argues for a period of decline starting 1350 BC and ending in 912 BC.
1 day ago · The question I am taking up is whether there is any archaeological evidence for Joshua entering Israel and conquering cities, in the late Bronze Age (about 1550-1200 BC) and early Iron Age (1200-1000 BC). The first evidence has to do with the altar on top of Mount Ebal (near Schechem or present-day Nablus in the West Bank). For the biblical ...
4 days ago · The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492–490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon , which ended Darius I 's attempts to subjugate ...
5 days ago · The Greek Dark Age (hereafter the "Dark Age") is generally thought to have occurred about 1200-800 BC. It was a time of civilizational collapse--with the loss of writing and cities. Test your knowledge of this nearly unknowable time.
