Sandy Pylos
Sandy Pylos

Author: Jack L. Davis

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1621390462

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This book traces the archaeological history of Pylos and surrounding regions in Messenia from the Palaeolithic to the present. Designed as much for general readers and travelers interested in ancient Greece as for scholars, the volume presents the findings of the Pylos Regional Archaeological Project (PRAP), which has intensively studied the region over the past 15 years. The 1998 edition, originally published by the University of Texas Press and widely used as a textbook in undergraduate classes, is reprinted with a new preface assessing PRAP's impact and outlining new discoveries in the region.

Mycenaeans
Mycenaeans

Author: Rodney Castleden

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780415363365

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The Mycenaean world: the stuff of legends and heroes who conquered Troy and who still stand at the heart of Greek identity today. This clear, detailed study brings their civilisation, culture, and history to life for both students and enthusiasts

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Publisher: Editions Bréal

Published:

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 2749525713

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The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Volume 2, Selected Tablets and Endmatter
The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Volume 2, Selected Tablets and Endmatter

Author: John Killen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2024-02-15

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13: 1009546554

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In 1952 Michael Ventris deciphered the script found on the Linear B tablets from Crete and the Greek mainland, therefore revealing the earliest known form of Greek. In 1956 he and John Chadwick published Documents in Mycenaean Greek, which gave an account of the decipherment, of the language of the tablets, of the society and economy revealed by the documents and a series of chapters giving texts, translations and commentary of the most important tablets. Though partially updated in 1973, Documents is now very much outdated: there has been a vast accrual of bibliography on the subject since 1973, and discoveries of tablets at new sites. This new survey, written by fourteen of the world's leading experts, will bring the reader fully up-to-date with developments in all aspects of Mycenaean studies, concluding with a new, full glossary of all the most recently discovered words.

The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Volume 1, Introductory Essays
The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Volume 1, Introductory Essays

Author: John Killen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2024-02-15

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1009546546

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In 1952 Michael Ventris deciphered the script found on the Linear B tablets from Crete and the Greek mainland, therefore revealing the earliest known form of Greek. In 1956 he and John Chadwick published Documents in Mycenaean Greek, which gave an account of the decipherment, of the language of the tablets, of the society and economy revealed by the documents and a series of chapters giving texts, translations and commentary of the most important tablets. Though partially updated in 1973, Documents is now very much outdated: there has been a vast accrual of bibliography on the subject since 1973, and discoveries of tablets at new sites. This new survey, written by fourteen of the world's leading experts, will bring the reader fully up-to-date with developments in all aspects of Mycenaean studies, concluding with a new, full glossary of all the most recently discovered words.

Ancient Archives and Archival Traditions
Ancient Archives and Archival Traditions

Author: Maria Brosius

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780199252459

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This interdisciplinary volume offers a systematic approach to archival documents and to the societies which created them, addressing questions of formal aspects of creating, writing, and storing ancient documents, and showing how widely archival systems were copied and adapted.

The Mycenaean Feast
The Mycenaean Feast

Author: James C. Wright

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780876619513

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The large-scale, formal consumption of huge quantities of food and drink is a feature of many societies, but extracting evidence for feasting from the archaeological record has, until recently, been problematic. This collection of essays investigates the rich evidence for the character of the Mycenaean feast.

DEMYSTIFYING THE ODYSSEY
DEMYSTIFYING THE ODYSSEY

Author: Zlatko Mandzuka

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1481790633

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The Odyssey is considered to be the most beautiful literary work of the Western civilization, and Homer the first and the greatest poet ever. The book Demystifying the Odyssey is interpreting Homer's epic in a unique and completely new way. For the first time in literature, this book explains the events and phenomena that Odysseus saw and experienced, and which were considered so far as a result of the Poet's rich imagination. So, this book reveals how Odysseus went to Hades kingdom of the dead souls; what are in reality Scylla and Charybdis; who were the sirens; how the Island of Aeolus', the ruler of the winds, actually floated; how Circa turned Odysseus's sailors into pigs and other. Besides that, this book also reveals the fallacy two and a half millennia long, dating back from the first historians Herodotus and Thucydides, according to which Odysseus was wandering the Mediterranean sea. It further provides numerous proofs that Homer's hero was actually wandering the Adriatic. For all those readers who are familiar with the ancient Greek literature this book will be great news and quite a surprise. On the other hand, for those who have not been quite aware of the old Greek world it will provide great knowledge on the first European civilization. In any case, this will surely be an interesting reading for all of them.

Between Venice and Istanbul
Between Venice and Istanbul

Author: Siriol Davies

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 087661540X

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This book presents 13 studies on different regions of Greece that combine documentary and archaeological evidence to investigate the development of landscapes and sites between 1500 and 1800 A.D.