A Greek State in Formation: The Origins of Civilization in Mycenaean Pylos

Jack L. Davis

Open Access Published by University of California Press 2022

A Greek State in Formation

The Origins of Civilization in Mycenaean Pylos

Jack L. Davis

Volume 75 in the series Sather Classical Lectures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780520387256

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Although the Mycenaean civilization of the Greek Bronze Age was identified 150 years ago, its origins remain obscure. Jack L. Davis, codirector of excavations at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, takes readers on a tour of the beginnings of Mycenaean civilization through a case study of this important site. In collaboration with codirector Sharon R. Stocker, Davis demonstrates that this ancient place was a major node for the exchange of ideas between the already established Minoan civilization, centered on the island of Crete, and the residents of the Greek mainland. Davis and Stocker show how adoption of Minoan culture created an ideology of power focused on a single individual, celebrating his military prowess, investing him with divine authority, and creating a figure instantly recognizable to readers of Homer and students of Greek history. A Greek State in Formation makes the powerful case that a knowledge of the Greek Bronze Age is indispensable to the classics curriculum.

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Davis Jack L. :

Jack L. Davis is Carl W. Blegen Professor at the University of Cincinnati and former Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. He is codirector of excavations at the Palace of Nestor with Sharon R. Stocker.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Prologue Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
About the Aegean Bronze Age Publicly Available Download PDF	xxv
About the Palace of Nestor Publicly Available Download PDF	xxxi
1 Mycenaean Origins and the Greek Nation-State Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Farm, Field, and Pylos Open Access Download PDF	15
3 A Truly Prehistoric Archaeology of Greece Open Access Download PDF	29
4 Preserving and Conserving Nestor Open Access Download PDF	43
5 Science and the Mortuary Landscape of Pylos Open Access Download PDF	58
6 Minoan Missionaries in Pylos Open Access Download PDF	72
Epilogue Open Access Download PDF	87
Acknowledgments Open Access Download PDF	93
Notes Open Access Download PDF	97
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	107
Index Open Access Download PDF	119

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 166

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Published: May 3, 2022
ISBN: 9780520387256