Mycenaean Civilization

"The first English edition of a complete introduction to Mycenaean life and archaeology by one of Greece's most distinguished archaeologists, the Greek editions of which have been widely acclaimed. Discusses the main Mycenaean centres, the palaces and kingship, social structure, writing, religion, foreign relations, art and architecture"--

Sommario

Foreword by Yannis Galanakis; 1. The Bronze Age Civilization of Greece; 2. The Late Helladic I Period (LH I 1650/1600-1500 BC); 3. The Late Helladic II Period (LH II 1500-1400 BC); 4. The Late Helladic III Period (LH III 1400-1050 BC); 5. Pottery (1600-1050 BC); 6. Writing; 7. Religion; 8. The Mycenaean World (1400-1200 BC); 9. The End of the Mycenaean Civilization; 10. Mycenaean Greece in Homer; Chronological Chart

Info autore

DORA VASSILIKOU is an archaeologist at The Archaeological Society at Athens, and a member of its Board of Directors. She has published four books: Mycenaean Civilization (1st ed., 1995; 2nd ed., 2019), Mycenaean Signet Rings (2000), Excavations in the Cyclades (2006), and Excavation in Mycenae (2011). She won the Prix Ambatielos 2020 French Academy (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres) and is a correspondent member of the German Archaeological Institute Berlin.

Riassunto

The first English edition of a complete introduction to Mycenaean life and archaeology by one of Greece's most distinguished archaeologists, the Greek editions of which have been widely acclaimed. Discusses the main Mycenaean centres, the palaces and kingship, social structure, writing, religion, foreign relations, art, and architecture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dora Vassilikou, Dora (The Archaeological Society At At Vassilikou, Dora (The Archaeological Society at Athens) Vassilikou
• Con la collaborazione di: Galanakis Yannis (Prefazione), Galanakis Yannis (Prefazione), Doniert Evely (Traduzione), Evely Doniert (Traduzione), Colin Macdonald (Traduzione), MacDonald Colin (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009493123
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949312-3
• Pagine: 744
• Serie: Classical Scholarship in Translation
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient Greek and Roman literature