MYCENAE

Παρουσίαση

At the north-east end of the Peloponnese, the Argive plain extends right up to the Argolid Gulf and is the main morphological feature of the whole area. With the exception of its southern tip, which is wetted by the sea, this great plain is shut in on every side with mountain ranges rising up like walls all around it, whose gates -those narrow passes between the mountains- allow communication with the outside world. To the west it is surrounded by the steep slopes of Mount Krios (Ktenias), Artemision (Malevos), Lyrkeion and Pharmakas. To the north it is bordered by Megalovouni and Tretos, while to the north-east Arachnaion separates it from the Hermionis peninsula, which forms the eastern edge to the Argolid Gulf. [...] (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

INTRODUCTION
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
THE EXCAVATIONS
MYTHS OF MYCENAE
MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION
THE ARCAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MYCENAE
LIFE AT MYCENAE
THE ACROPOLIS OF MYCENAE
BUILDING COMPLEXES ON THE ACROPOLIS
THE CULT CENTER OF THE ACROPOLIS AT MYCENAE
BUILDING COMPLEXES OUTSIDE THE ACROPOLIS
DEATH - THE MIRROR TO LIFE
LATER TIMES
MYCENAEAN ACHIEVEMENTS