From 'Lugal. Gal' to 'Wanax' : kingship and political organisation in the Late Bronze Age Aegean /

In this book the much-debated problem of political organization in Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1400-1200 BC) is analysed and contextualised through the prism of archaeology and contemporary textual (Linear B, Egyptian and Hittite) evidence. From the early 14th century BC onwards, Hittite texts refer to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Kelder, Jorrit M. (Editor), Waal, Willemijn (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Bronze age > Aegean Sea.
Bronze age
Aegean Sea > History, Local.
Aegean Sea > History.
Égée, Mer > Histoire locale.
Égée, Mer > Histoire.
Mediterranean Sea > Aegean Sea
History
Local history
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:In this book the much-debated problem of political organization in Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1400-1200 BC) is analysed and contextualised through the prism of archaeology and contemporary textual (Linear B, Egyptian and Hittite) evidence. From the early 14th century BC onwards, Hittite texts refer to a land Ahhiya(wa). The exact geographic position of this land has been the focus of academic debate for more than a century, but most specialists nowadays agree that it must have been a Hittite designation for a part, or all of, the Mycenaean world. On at least two occasions, the ruler of Ahhiyawa is.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789088907999
9088907994

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