Castleden R. The Mycenaeans

Routledge, 2005. — 296 p. — (Peoples of the Ancient World). — ISBN: 0-203-01468-5.Following on from Rodney Castleden's best-selling study "Minoans", this major contribution to our understanding of the crucial Mycenaean period clearly and effectively brings together research and knowledge we have accumulated since the discovery of the remains of the civilization of Mycenae in the 1870s.
In lively prose, informed by the latest research and using a full bibliography and over 100 illustrations, this vivid study delivers the fundamentals of the Mycenaean civilization including its culture, hierarchy, economy and religion. Castleden introduces controversial views of the Mycenaean palaces as temples, and studies their impressive sea empire and their crucial interaction with the outside Bronze Age world before discussing the causes of the end of their civilization.
Providing clear, easy information and understanding, this is a perfect starting point for the study of the Greek Bronze Age.Cities and kingdoms.
The people.
Everyday life in the countryside.
Everyday life in the towns.
Religion.
A Mycenaean sea-empire?
The Trojan War.
The fall of Mycenae.
And live in song for generations.
Appendix A: Anatolian chronology.
Appendix B: The kings of Mycenae.
Appendix C: The kings of Orchomenos.
Appendix D: King list for Argos.
Appendix E: The Epic Cycle.