Mycenaean greece

Rendering of what it is believed the interior of the megaron of the palace at Mycenae in Greece would have looked like when it was built (c. 1500 - 1300 BC). Palaces like this were built around a large open courtyard that was accessed from an outer vestibule and portico that was flanked by two columns. The symmetrical plan and placement of the megaton suggests the beginnings of a formal and monumental approach to plannin

"We often regard the Greeks as the epitome of Civilizations. However, before the great achievement of the Fifth Century BC in Athens and elsewhere, they underwent a period of decline and dislocation. For over three centuries Greece endured a Dark Age when cities were abandoned and society collapsed. However, out of this grim period there emerged trends that contributed to the glories of Greece Civilization."

This edited article about Crete originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 238 published on 6 August 1966. A reconstruction of the Palace of Knossos by Harry Green The island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea, is barely 160 miles long by 35 miles wide. But it has an importance in history out of […]

Minoan hair: Curly hair was associated with royalty and many did hair down with hair crowns with leafs and flowers in gold.

Minoan and Mycenaean Art - Reconstruction of Mycenae citadel

Laura Perry said: The garments in this image are a fairly accurate rendition of the late palatial era women's clothing from Crete and Akrotiri. There was a tunic as the base layer, all one piece that was worn open on top. Over that was a wrap-around skirt that had several layers or flounces and was tied at the waist. Fabric from this era would have been woven on a warp-weighted loom and was probably 2 to 3 feet wide, so it would be fairly easy to make a flounced skirt from those widt

Parthenon, picture, image, illustration