Description
This is the story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Ranking alongside Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, these discoveries at Troy and Knossos enabled a new understanding of Prehistoric Greece. They also proved that what until then had only been myths and daydreams of achaeologists and historians were historically real. The Cretans did indeed worship the cult of the bull. Achilles and Agamemnon really did live. Replete with drama and adventure, The Bull of Minos tells of the 3,000-year old civilizations that were revealed in their full glory, of the extraordinary men who toiled in their dusty ruins, and of the magic and mystery of life in an ancient world of gods and warriors.
Author: Leonard Cottrell
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Published: 08/30/2009
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781845119423
ISBN10: 1845119428
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | Greece
- Social Science | Archaeology
About the Author
Leonard Cottrell (1913-1974) was also commentator, writer and producer for the BBC He is the author of several books, includingThe Lost Pharaohs, Enemy of Rome, Queens of the Pharaohs and Realms of Gold.