Jeffrey P. Emanuel

Black Ships and Sea Raiders

The Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Context of Odysseus' Second Cretan Lie

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the chaotic end of the Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean through the lens of Homeric poetry, with an emphasis on the description of piratical activities described in the Odyssey’s "Second Cretan Lie," and on the impact of revolutionary seafaring technology in this watershed period in Mediterranean history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9781498572231
• ISBN-10: 1498572235
• Artikelnr.: 57572207

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey P. Emanuel

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Epic
Oral Tradition
and Archaeology Chapter 2: Structure and Methodology Chapter 3: Raiders
Traders
and Sea Peoples in the Late Bronze Age and Beyond Chapter 4: Mycenae
A??iyawa
and the Collapse of the Late Bronze Age Order Chapter 5: The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Records Chapter 6: The Changing Face of War and Society Chapter 7: Hedgehog Helmets
Sea Peoples
and Ship-to-Ship Combat Chapter 8: Mariners and Their Ships: Vessel Types
Capacity
and Rigging Chapter 9: ??????????: Life
Prosperity
and Health in the Land of the Pharaohs