The Achaeans from the Cycladics to Homer

Professor Kozlowski Lectures · Jul 23, 2022 · 1h 36m

Professor Kozlowski contextualizes the writings of Homer according to the archaeological and historical evidence of the Greek culture from its earliest origins in the Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures, through the Bronze Age Collapse and subsequent Dark Age, to the very beginning of the Classical era. Along the way we'll examine what Homer got right about the Bronze Age, what he imported from the Iron Age, and what that might mean about his sources, the tradition of Greek Epic, and his own artistic priorities. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail…