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This book investigates the chaotic end of the Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean through the lens of Homeric poetry, with an emphasis on the description of piratical activities described in the Odyssey's "Second Cretan Lie," and on the impact of revolutionary seafaring technology in this watershed period in Mediterranean history.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Epic, Oral Tradition, and Archaeology
Chapter 2: Structure and Methodology
Chapter 3: Raiders, Traders, and Sea Peoples in the Late Bronze Age and Beyond
Chapter 4: Mycenae, A¿¿iyawa, and the Collapse of the Late Bronze Age Order
Chapter 5: The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Records
Chapter 6: The Changing Face of War and Society
Chapter 7: Hedgehog Helmets, Sea Peoples, and Ship-to-Ship Combat
Chapter 8: Mariners and Their Ships: Vessel Types, Capacity, and Rigging
Chapter 9: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿: Life, Prosperity, and Health in the Land of the Pharaohs
About the author
Jeffrey P. Emanuel is associate director of academic technology and CHS fellow in Aegean archaeology and prehistory at Harvard University.
Summary
This book investigates the chaotic end of the Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean through the lens of Homeric poetry, with an emphasis on the description of piratical activities described in the Odyssey’s “Second Cretan Lie,” and on the impact of revolutionary seafaring technology in this watershed period in Mediterranean history.
