The Dark Ages in Greece ranged between the collapse of the Late Bronze Age (often interchangeably referred to as the Collapse of Mycenaean civilization, c. 1200 BCE) and the Archaic Hellenistic Period (c. 800 BCE).
The collapse of Mycenaean civilization heralded the catastrophic end of the Late Dark Ages, when all the major Mycenaean provincial centers succumbed to destruction and abandonment.
Thus, AD Information about what happened shortly after 1200 BC was lost as recorded in Linear B script (the Mycenaean writing system), so written materials documenting this period cannot be efficiently found.
The only recourse historians have is to use archaeological discoveries to understand Greece's Dark Ages - a time when Greek culture was all but lost.
What keeps the memory of Greece's Dark Ages from sinking completely into the abyss are the city-states .
Yet another shining beacon of information in this dark era of history is Hesiod’s Poems, a Roman-era sculpture that may represent Hesiod , considered by ancient readers to be the author of the Catalog of Women (CC by-SA 2.
0), Hesiod was born during the Greek Dark Ages around 750 BC.
< p> He lived in Boeotia, as mentioned in his book "Books and Days", in which he wrote: "Askra, bad in winter, sultry in summer, good at all times."He was a shepherd who was said to have been blessed with the gift of song or poetry as described in the book The Clergy.
pp. 22-35).
Hesiod had a brother named Perseus, mentioned in Works and Days, who gave him advice.
Hesiod told his brother that if He works hard and his character will be strong: "Don't worry about others and focus on yourself to achieve success.
Jealousy and fighting are good medicine because it drives a person to achieve more, If so, he will acquire more wealth and establish foresight."
Hesiod mentioned in the book "The Historian" that Homer and Hesiod were the first A man who wrote poetry in a style that all Greeks could read or listen to.
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He is the author of Ancient Origins and He has written numerous articles for the Classical Wisdom Weekly and is the author of several books, including: The Israelite Wars: A Military History of Ancient Israel from the Judges to Solomon, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1807) Like: The Dance of The Muses at Mount Helicon.
Hesiod cited the Muses at Mount Helicon as inspiration.
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