The Lion Gate : a journey in search of the Mycenaeans

Cottrell, Leonard

Verlag: London : Evans Bros., 1963

Beschreibung

Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 pp., illustrations, maps, diagrams, 23 cm. Contents; Return to Mycenae -- The deeper layers -- Homer and the epic tradition -- Homer's portrait of Greece -- The archaeologist's Mycenaeans -- Tiryns of the great walls -- Mycenae and Egypt -- The Dendra Cuirass -- Where was Sandy Pylos? -- The archaeology of Pylos -- Was this Homer's world? -- Thus the watchers are guarding the coast -- Olympia, Delphi and the Bagnarotte -- Men, women and monuments -- Theseus-myth or reality? -- The sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia -- The corridors converge -- Where is King Minos? -- Storm over Knossos -- Crete and Atlantis -- On the edge of Asia -- Here they built the argo -- The great Achilles, whom we knew. Subjects; Civilization, Mycenaean. Greece Antiquities. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 403475

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Lion Gate : a journey in search of the ...

Verlag: London : Evans Bros.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1963

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1st edition.