The Tomb of AgamemnonFrom Homer to Himmler, from Thucydides to Freud, Mycenae has occupied a singular place in the Western imagination. As the backdrop to one of the most famous military campaigns of all time, Agamemnon’s city has served for generation after generation as a symbol of the human appetite for war. As an archaeological site, it has given its name to the splendors of one of Europe’s earliest civilizations: the Mycenaean Age. In this book, historian of science Cathy Gere tells the story of these extraordinary ruins. |
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The tomb of Agamemnon
Κριτική χρηστών - Not Available - Book VerdictWhen Heinrich Schliemann incorrectly identified in 1876 one of the shaft graves at Mycenae as the "tomb of Agamemnon," he revived a myth first created by the eighth-century B.C. inhabitants of the ... Ανάγνωση ολόκληρης της κριτικής
Περιεχόμενα
Introduction Narnia on the Peloponnese | 1 |
The Cult of the Hero and the Agony of War | 25 |
Mycenae Enlightened | 47 |
Agamemnon Awakened | 60 |
Saviour or Antichrist? | 81 |
The Birth of the Bronze Age | 95 |
The Swastika and the Butterfly | 117 |
A City without Heroes | 145 |
Making a Visit? | 175 |
Further Reading | 187 |
List of Illustrations | 195 |
Acknowledgements | 198 |
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The Tomb of Agamemnon: Mycenae and the Search for a Hero Cathy Gere Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2011 |
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