296 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Following on from Rodney Castleden's best-selling study Minoans , this major contribution to our understanding of the crucial Mycenaean period clearly and effectively brings together research and knowledge we have accumulated since the discovery of the remains of the civilization of Mycenae in the 1870s. In lively prose, informed by the latest research and using a full bibliography and... Read more
Acknowledgements and Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Cities and Kingdoms Chapter 3: The People Chapter 4: Everyday Life in the Countryside Chapter 5: Everyday Life in the Towns Chapter 6: Religion Chapter 7: A Mycenaean Sea-empire? Chapter 8: The Trojan War Chapter 9: The Fall of Mycenae Chapter 10: And Live in Song for Generations Appendix A: Anatolian Chronology Appendix B: The Kings of Mycenae Appendix C: The Kings of Orchomenos Appendix D: The Kings of Argos Appendix E: The Epic Cycle Notes. Bibliography

Biography

Rodney Castleden has been actively involved in research on landscape projects and prehistory for the last twenty years. His published works include Minoans and Atlantis Destroyed.