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The Mycenaeans (Paperback, annotated edition)
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The Mycenaeans (Paperback, annotated edition)
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
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The Mycenaean World belonged to the legendary heroes who conquered
Troy and stand at the heart of Greek identity. This new book brings
their culture and society to life with wit and elegance. Since the
discovery of the remains of the civilization of Mycenae in the
1870s, knowledge of these Bronze Age Greeks has increased
dramatically. This text is a major new contribution to our
understanding of this crucial period.. Stepping into the place of
the collapsed civilization of Minoan Crete and the Peloponnese (the
subject of Castleden's earlier bestselling study, Minoans), the
Mycenaeans dominated mainland Greece and the Greek islands from
about 1600-1250 BC. Their exploits became the subject of the
legends that were immortalized by Homer. In lively prose informed
by the latest research, this vivid study delivers the fundamentals
of Mycenaean civilization, its hierarchy, economy, religion and
arts. Controversially, Castleden interprets the well-known palaces
of Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos and elsewhere as temples. Their sea
empire and their relations with other peoples of the Bronze Age
world, including the Hittites, the Egyptians and the Trojans,
receive full attention. book is an indispensable starting point for
the study of the Greek Bronze Age. Full bibliography and copious
illustrations support this comprehensive interpretation of a
civilization whose legend still lives on.
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