The Decline of the Mycenaean Civilization
Author | : Kazimierz Lewartowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Bronze Age |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Kazimierz Lewartowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Bronze Age |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Rudolph Gary Torres |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Civilization, Mycenaean |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sarah C. Murray |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2017-04-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107186374 |
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of change in long-distance exchange systems during this tumultuous time, combining a formidable array of evidence to demonstrate that Greece underwent a serious economic crisis, but one that gave rise to a whole new set of institutions and economic structures.
Author | : Kazimierz Lewartowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Bronze Age |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Louise Schofield |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Civilization, Mycenaean |
ISBN | : 9780892368679 |
For almost three thousand years, the Mycenaeans, ancestors of the classical Greeks, lay lost and forgotten beneath the soil of Greece. In 1876, however, a German businessman, Heinrich Schliemann, in his search for the great Mycenaean king Agamemnon and other heroes of the Trojan War, made an astounding discovery in Mycenae: inside the monumental Lion Gate he discovered shaft graves belonging to a warrior elite, many of whom were buried wearing striking gold funerary masks and armor. In this authoritative new survey, Schofield examines these initial discoveries and other material evidence from Mycenaean culture, including painted pottery, documents in Linear B script, and the remains of fortress-palaces, all of which have yielded important information about the social hierarchies, religion, and military and trading activities of this wealthy and sophisticated culture. The author also considers the factual basis for the Mycenaeans' legendary links with the Trojan War and the various explanations for the eventual decline of their civilization.
Author | : Alex R. Knodell |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520380533 |
Situated at the disciplinary boundary between prehistory and history, this book presents a new synthesis of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Greece, from the rise and fall of Mycenaean civilization to the emergence of city-states in the Archaic period. These centuries saw the growth and decline of varied political systems and the development of networks across local, regional, and Mediterranean scales. As a groundbreaking study of landscape, interaction, and sociopolitical change, Societies in Transition in Early Greece systematically bridges the divide between the Mycenaean period and the Archaic Greek world to shed new light on an often-overlooked period of world history. “This book reconfigures our understanding of early Greece on a regional level, beyond Mycenaean 'palaces' and across temporal boundaries. Alex Knodell's sophisticated arguments enable a fresh reading of the emergence of early Greek polities, revealing the microregions that put to the test overarching 'Mediterranean' models. His detailed study makes a convincing return to a comparative framework, integrating a 'small world' network and its trajectory with the larger picture of ancient complex societies.” SARAH MORRIS, Steinmetz Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture, University of California, Los Angeles “A comprehensive, thoughtful treatment of the time period before the crystallization of the ancient Greek city states.” WILLIAM A. PARKINSON, Curator and Professor, The Field Museum and University of Illinois at Chicago “An important and must-read account. The strength of this book lies in its close analysis of the important different regional characteristics and evolutionary trajectories of Greece as it transforms into the Archaic and, later, the Classical world.” DAVID B. SMALL, author Ancient Greece: Social Structure and Evolution.
Author | : Eric H. Cline |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2015-09-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691168385 |
A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late second millennium B.C., which had stretched from Greece to Egypt and Mesopotamia, suddenly ceased to exist, along with writing systems, technology, and monumental architecture. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural world of these great civilizations, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. sheds new light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and ultimately destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age—and that set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece.
Author | : Robert Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Archaeologists |
ISBN | : 9780528800504 |
Discusses the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy and other Aegean sites; presents the mythology connected with Agamemnon; and speculates on the decline of the Mycenaean civilization.
Author | : Lord William Taylour |
Publisher | : New York : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Civilization, Mycenaean |
ISBN | : |
Description of the rise and fall of Mycenae's civilization, and its achievements, from about 2000 B. C. to 1300 B. C., based upon recent excavations.
Author | : Cynthia W. Shelmerdine |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 577 |
Release | : 2008-08-04 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1107494621 |
This book is a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the Aegean Bronze Age, from its beginnings to the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean palace system. In essays by leading authorities commissioned especially for this volume, it covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece, and the Aegean Islands from c.3000–1100 BCE, as well as topics such as trade, religions, and economic administration. Intended as a reliable, readable introduction for university students, it will also be useful to scholars in related fields within and outside classics. The contents of this book are arranged chronologically and geographically, facilitating comparison between the different cultures. Within this framework, the cultures of the Aegean Bronze Age are assessed thematically and combine both material culture and social history.