(1190 BCE · The Aegean)
The Narrator talks about the small, unknowing part he played in setting off what would be remembered as the Trojan War.
Based on Chapter 13 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.
The Mask of Agamemnon (although more accurately an earlier ruler or important figure of Mycenae). Discovered by Heinrich Schliemann during his excavations at Mycenae. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
The Mycenean Warrior Vase found by Heinrich Schliemann during his excavatiosn at Mycenae, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. It was made within decades of the historical Trojan War, and shows warriors in full armor including helmets, cuirasses, greaves, carriny shields and weapons, as well as supplies hanging from spears.
The Mykonos Vase (670 BCE) in the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, Inv. 2240. This decorated pithos found at Mykonos is the earliest known renditions of the Trojan Horse.
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Credits:
Voice Acting – Geoff Micks
Editing – Geoff Micks
Music – Dimitri Kovalchuk (MokuseiNoMaguro) through Pixabay
Additional Music – Aleksey Voronin (Amaksi) through Pixabay
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