1. The Hittite Empire and the Beginning of the Iron Age (1700-1200 BCE)

2. Hattusas: Capital of the Hittites

3. Hattusas – Lion’s Gate

4. Hittite Writing

5. A Balance of Power: 1200 B. C. E.

6. The Battle of Kadesh Treaty of Kadesh Ramses II at Kadesh

7. 2000 - 1450 BCE The Minoans

8. The Aegean World

9. Artist’s Recreation of Knossos

10. Aerial View of Knossos

11. Palace of King Minos - Interiors

12. Palace of King Minos – Throne Room

13. Minoan Ladies

14. Minoan Culture - Religion Minoan Priest Minoan Snake Goddess

15. Bull Cult

16. Bull Jumping Fresco

17. Minoan Trade “ Bireme” ship Coast of Crete

18. Minoan Artistic “Motifs”

19. Early Writing System: “Linear A” (Undecipherable)

20. What caused the End of the Minoan Civilization?

22. Santorini Volcano (sometime between1600-1500 BCE)

23. Images of Santorini

24. 1500 - 1100 BCE The Mycenaeans

25. The Mycenaean World: mid-2M B.C.E.

26. View of Mycenae Archaeological “tell”

27. Aerial View of Mycenae

28. Mycenae Citadel & Reconstuction

29. Approach to the Lion’s Gate

30. Lion’s Gate Entrance to Mycenae

31. Mycenaean Writing System: “Linear B”

32. mid-12c BCE The Trojan War

33. Bronze Age Enemies: The Trojan War

34. What were the real & mythical causes of the Trojan War?

35. Helen of Troy: “The Face that Launched 1000 Ships” What did she look like?

36. Plan of the City of Troy

37. The Seven “Layers” of Ancient Troy Homer’s Troy (VII)

38. Original Wall of the City of Troy

39. Wall of Troy Recreated

40. Dome of King Priam’s Treasury

41. King Priam’s Treasure

42. Sofie Schliemann With King Priam’s Jewelry

43. Mask of Agammemnon

44. Brutal Combat

45. Troy Grave Circles

46. The “Trojan Horse”?

47. 1100 - 750 BCE The Greek "Dark Ages"

48. Migrations in the Aegean Region (DORIANS}

49. Homer, the Blind Poet

50. Homer’s Great Epics

51. Homer’s View of the World

52. Greek Culture Declined

53. The Neo-Assyrian Empire 911-612 BCE

54. Who Controls Mesopotamia?

55. Assyrian Military Power Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s gods.

56. Jewish Captives: 8 th Century BCE

58. The Neo-Babylon (Chaldean) Empire: 626-539 BCE)

59. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon

60. Ishtar Gate

61. Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

62. Jerusalem Destroyed - Hebrews taken to Babylon (586 BCE)

63. The Phoenicians: Transmitters of Civilizations

64. Phoenician Sea Routes

65. A Phoenician Bireme Ship

66. The “Royal Purple” Dye

67. Phoenician City of Byblos: “Home of the Alphabet”

68. Phoenician Alphabet

69. Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest Colony