. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools. m the nearest relativesof the dead manmight give up theirclaim of revengefor a certain might be paidin cattle, arms, orother articles ofvalue, and the pay-menl ended thefeud. 100. The Or-ganization of The basisof the tribe wasthe body of thewarriors, who must be full tribesmen. At their head Mood thechieftain, or king, called basileus by the Greeks. He wasthe judge of the tribe, and the leader in war. By the side of the basileus was the Council of Elders, theold and experienced men who had passed the fi^ht
. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools. m the nearest relativesof the dead manmight give up theirclaim of revengefor a certain might be paidin cattle, arms, orother articles ofvalue, and the pay-menl ended thefeud. 100. The Or-ganization of The basisof the tribe wasthe body of thewarriors, who must be full tribesmen. At their head Mood thechieftain, or king, called basileus by the Greeks. He wasthe judge of the tribe, and the leader in war. By the side of the basileus was the Council of Elders, theold and experienced men who had passed the fi^htin^; advised the king in matters relating to the tribe,mid helped him to decide disputes according to the tribalcustoms. 101. Advance of the Hellenes, 1300-1000 B. C. Excava-tions have shown that the Cretans had buill mighty palacesin Greece, at Mycenae, at Tiryns, at Orchomenos in Bo-otia,and in other places. From these centers, they ruled thenative population as their overlords. About L300 B. C, amovement from north to south began among the Hellenic 7. Early m Greek Vase-painting. Warriors Departing to Battle. A Woman Bewails theirDepart urc. 84 THE HISTORY OF GREECE tribes which finally resulted in the overthrow of these Myce-naean centers of Greece. No doubt their rulers had becometoo luxurious in their living, and had lost their war-likeenergy. En this condition of decay, it was inevitable thatthey should lose their leadership to a more energetic and war-like people. Before their palaces were taken and burned, theCretans from their outposts in Greece had taught the Hel-lenes something of their own artistic skill, and had giventhem a glimpse of the higher and more cultured life whichthey themselves enjoyed. 102. The .ffigean Islands Occupied. As the Hellenic tribesincreased in numbers, the land no longer Sufficed for the allotment of ground to the young men. This conditionforced them to go out upon the islands of the /Kgean. Grad-ually these were Tilled up with I I
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