The Mycenaeans

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  • Named after Mycenae, the legendary city of Agamemnon first excavated by Heinrich Schliemann in his search for the Greek heroes of the Trojan War, the Mycenaeans were the creators of a vibrant and powerful Aegean civilization which rose and fell between about 1600 and 1100 BC, during the Late Bronze Age. Schliemann's discovery of shaft graves belonging to a warrior elite, many of whom were buried wearing striking gold death-masks, sparked off serious investigation into the complex, wealthy and influential culture of this previously forgotten people who were the ancestors of the classical Greeks. This book, based on the latest research, traces their development and describes where the Mycenaeans came from, their major achievements, and assesses what we really know about their daily life and times. Much can be learned of their religion, political and social hierarchy, military and trading activities through the literary evidence contained in the Linear B tablets. Also surviving are striki

  • Product code: cmc20904
    Price category: £10 to £25
    World culture: Ancient Greece
    Title: The Mycenaeans
    Author: Louise Schofield
    ISBN: 9780714120904
    Number of pages: 208
    Size: 241x171mm
    llustrations: 65 colour and 60 b/w
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