The Agamemnon funerary mask is a masterpiece of ancient Greek art that was discovered by Heinrich Schliemann during his excavation of the Mycenaean civilization in 1876.
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Quick Facts about Elgin Marbles part 2
It’s dedicated to a Greek goddess Athena.
It’s not the first temple on this space and Acropolis was inhabited since Neolithic Prehistory.
For a time, it was used as a mosque while Greece was under Ottoman rule and before that was a Christian church.
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By what standards should we judge Elgins action?
The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures from the Parthenon made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias.
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is keeping a space empty for the Elgin Marbles to be displayed.
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The People of the Sea
The Myceanean Civilization lasting from 1700 BC to 1200 BC fell into decadence due to unknown reasons. They are depicted in the movie Troy. They had major cities: Tirint, Pylos, Argos, Thebe, and Athens which fell into ruins for almost 500 years and their inhabitants abandoned them and life in Greece was almost rural and population was decreasing.
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The Minoan Civilization existed in the island of Crete from 3000 BC to cc 1450 BC, and was a Bronze Age early Greek culture. Arthur Evans was fascinated as a child by the Minotaur legend and when he became an adult he discovered a large palace which was most likely the Minos king Labyrinth.
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