Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess A near Eastern Koine |
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| Author:
| Marinatos, Nanno |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07967-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Ancient Minoan culture has been typically viewed as an ancestor of classical Greek civilisation, but this book shows that Minoan Crete was on the periphery of a powerfully dynamic cultural interchange with its neighbours. Rather than viewing Crete as the autochthonous ancestor of Greece's glory, Nanno Marinatos considers ancient Crete in the ......
Ancient Minoan culture has been typically viewed as an ancestor of classical Greek civilisation, but this book shows that Minoan Crete was on the periphery of a powerfully dynamic cultural interchange with its neighbours. Rather than viewing Crete as the autochthonous ancestor of Greece's glory, Nanno Marinatos considers ancient Crete in the ......