grapheus:
You have written an apparently honest reply, and you cite some credible
sources.
You are right by implying that the matter is more complex than I may
understand.
I'll have to keep open the matter, get more information, and reserve
conclusions
for later.
grapheus wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> Are you saying that the Ionian coast of Asia Minor is the location of
>> the Proto-Ionians and the Minoans?
>
> YES8. But they were there not at the same time : CHRONOLOGY is
> ESSENTIAL : During the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic Proto-Ionians
> settled on the Anatolian coast. From the End of the Middle Bronze Age
> to the Beginning of the Late Bronze Age, they were partly replaced by
> the Minoans. At the End of the Late Bronze Age, came the Mycenaeans,
> and after 1200 BC came the "stricto sensu Ionians" (in fact, Ionic-
> spekers from Euboea and Attica).
[...]
> This is a GRATUITOUS and FALSE accusation from your part, coming from
> a misunderstanding of what I wrote...
>
I don't have all the answers, and I am basically a hobbyist-student of the
Ancient Greek world.
If I have misunderstood what you say, I apologize.
My readings need to be worked on, and until I get more information I'll
keep
the matter open. If I find new information I'll be sure to revise my
conclusions.
I don't read French, however, I'm sure from what you say that the source
is an
im****tant one to read.
Thanks for your informative reply.
Ralph Hertle
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