Mycenae and the Heroic Age
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The seven against Thebes
The first attempted attack on Thebes is placed by Greek tradition in the generation before Tory and the archaeological record lends some support to this, since the palace of Thebes was destroyed in c.1300 BC. According to the legend the sons of Oedipus vied with one another for the throne of Thebes and Eteokles succeeded in driving out Polyneikes, who then found supporters among the other Achaians and lead an attack on the city. In the attempt to storm the city six of the seven leaders were killed, including Polyneikes. After that the Thebans strengthened their fortifications, but they were unable to oppose a second assault by the sons of the seven champions. The surviving Kadmeians fled northward, and according to Homer the Boiotians moved in, this occurring around the time just prior to the Trojan War. The Boiotians are represented in large numbers in Agamemnon's force, but do not have high status.
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Contents of
Mycenae and the Heroic Age
1 The fall of Knosos
2 Crete circa 1400 BC
3 Mycenae
4 Mycenaean palace architecture
5 Mycenaean burial practices
6 Mycenaean influence
7 Cyprus
8 Decline of Mycenae
9 The sea raiders
10 The wars with Thebes and Troy
11 The seven against Thebes
12 Troy
13 The Dorian Invasion and the end of Mycenaean civilisation
14 The Heraclids
15 Disputing the theory of the Dorian invasion
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