The Mycenaean World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in the study of Bronze Age Greece, The Mycenaean World presents a vivid and authoritative reconstruction of the society, economy, and culture of the Mycenaean civilisation. Drawing on his unparalleled expertise in Linear B — the earliest known form of written Greek — John Chadwick deciphers and interprets the ancient clay tablets discovered at sites such as Knossos and Pylos, illuminating the daily lives of palace administrators, craftsmen, warriors, and farmers. The book details the intricate bureaucratic systems, religious practices, and trade networks that underpinned this remarkable Bronze Age culture, revealing a world far more complex and organised than previously imagined. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible to the general reader, it remains an indispensable guide to understanding one of antiquity's most fascinating civilisations.
Author: John Chadwick
Format: Paperback
Published: 1976, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in the study of Bronze Age Greece, The Mycenaean World presents a vivid and authoritative reconstruction of the society, economy, and culture of the Mycenaean civilisation. Drawing on his unparalleled expertise in Linear B — the earliest known form of written Greek — John Chadwick deciphers and interprets the ancient clay tablets discovered at sites such as Knossos and Pylos, illuminating the daily lives of palace administrators, craftsmen, warriors, and farmers. The book details the intricate bureaucratic systems, religious practices, and trade networks that underpinned this remarkable Bronze Age culture, revealing a world far more complex and organised than previously imagined. Written with scholarly rigour yet accessible to the general reader, it remains an indispensable guide to understanding one of antiquity's most fascinating civilisations.