The Knossos Labyrinth - A New View of the `Palace of Minos' at Knossos

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The legendary Knossos; Chapter 2 The discovery of the Labyrinth; Chapter 3 Arthur Evans and the 1900 dig at Knossos; Chapter 4 The neolithic and pre-palace periods at Knossos; Chapter 5 The bronze age palace: Sir Arthur Evans' interpretation; Chapter 6 Wunderlich's ‘Palace of the Dead’; Chapter 7 The temple of the goddesses; Chapter 8 Beyond the Labyrinth walls; Chapter 9 The Lady of the Labyrinth; Chapter 10 The bull dance; Chapter 11 The Thera eruption; Chapter 12 The fall of the Labyrinth; Chapter 13 The journey of the soul;

About the author

Castleden, Rodney

Summary

The first excavators of the lost site of Knossos in the nineteenth century saw the site through the eyes of the classical authors. Rodney Castleden gives an alternative insight into the labyrinth which is equally exciting.

Product details

• Authors: Rodney Castleden, Castleden Rodney
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.1989
• EAN: 9780415033152
• ISBN: 978-0-415-03315-2
• No. of pages: 230
• Weight: 590 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, General and world history, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology