{"product_id":"the-mycenaeans-rodney-castleden-9780415249232","title":"The Mycenaeans","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from Rodney Castleden's best-selling study \u003cem\u003eMinoans\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding clear, easy information and understanding, this is a perfect starting point for the study of the Greek Bronze Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney Castleden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415249236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415249232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.12w x 0.73d","brand":"Rodney Castleden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086578594047,"sku":"9780415249232","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29b7e15f-4b35-4211-916e-f5785013d409.jpg?v=1769095491","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mycenaeans-rodney-castleden-9780415249232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}