Black Ships and Sea Raiders: The Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Context of Odysseus’ Second Cretan Lie 1498572219, 9781498572217

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Epic, Oral Tradition, and Archaeology
2. Structure and Methodology
3. Raiders, Traders, and Sea Peoples in the Late Bronze Age and Beyond
4. Mycenae, Aḫḫiyawa, and the Collapse of the Late Bronze Age Order
5. The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Records
6. The Changing Face of War and Society
7. Hedgehog Helmets, Sea Peoples, and Ship-to-Ship Combat
8. Mariners and Their Ships: Vessel Types, Capacity, and Rigging
9. Αἴγυπτόνδε: Life, Prosperity, and Health in the Land of the Pharaohs
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author

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