CL141 - Killing Agamemnon: How Archaeology Put an End to Homer's Bronze
When Heinrich Schliemann began his quest to prove the veracity of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, little did he know that his pursuits would end in failure. By the mid-20th century, scientific and methodological advancements had ripped the Bronze Age from its Homeric context. Now, sites like Knossos and Mycenae are seen as centers of their own powerful, strange, and mysterious civilizations rather than just the palaces of warrior-kings.
