The Tomb of AgamemnonHarvard University Press, 1 jun 2011 - 208 pagina's From 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. |
Inhoudsopgave
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The Cult of the Hero and the Agony of War
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Mycenae Enlightened
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Agamemnon Awakened
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Saviour or Antichrist?
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The Birth of the Bronze Age
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The Swastika and the Butterfly
| 117 |
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