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Glaukos Of Crete
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Author : Elo K. Glinfort
language : en
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Glaukos Of Crete
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Author : Elo K. Glinfort
language : en
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
Release Date : 2004
Glaukos Of Crete written by Elo K. Glinfort and has been published by Trafford on Demand Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fiction categories.
The setting is Crete, Greece, Egypt, Tyre and Cypres (Alashiya) during one of the most exciting periods of human development: The late Bronze Age. Through the medium of an adventure story, my intent is to bring well researched information about life around the world in the sixteenth century B.C. to a broad, general audience. In this, the first of a planned series of novels we follow Glaukos from his conception in a temple in Knossos until, at the age of eighteen, he invents the lateen sail and captures a pirate who has been terrorizing the eastern Mediterranean sea. The story begins by describing the experiences of his mother, Alexandra, while she is undergoing the mandatory temple service prior to marrying Eumenes, a young captain, who later becomes an admiral in the Cretan navy. After a leap in time of twelve years, we meet the young hero, his brother Ekhinos, sister Dionne, and his friend Diomedes. Through the eyes of Glaukos we learn something about daily life in Minoan society, participate in the colorful midsummer festival, and watch the breathtaking spectacle of bull jumping, for which this culture is so well known. Four years - and four chapters - later, Glaukos rescues a Hittite youth, Anitta, whose parents had set him adrift on a raft to save him when they were attacked by pirates. The two youths are destined to become inseparable friends. During an interlude, we accompany Glaukos' father, Eumenes, who is commanding a Minoan fleet on a punitive expedition to Athens, and we learn how the myth of Theseus might have originated. Later, the two friends find themselves on a ship visiting Pylos. During a storm Glaukos discovers the principle of sailing 'into the wind', when the boom tears loose and one end lodges in the bow creating a triangular sail. In Pylos, Glaukos meets an old boxing opponent, whose sister, Clio, falls in love with him, while he still dreams of a Greek slave girl, Helen, back in Knossos. A dramatic boar hunt is partially responsible for delaying the friends' return for several months. In the meantime Glaukos experiments with the new shape of sail. Upon returning home to Crete, news of the pirates attacking Anitta's parents has resulted in the preparation of a fleet by the Minos to stop the menace. Glaukos becomes steersman on one of the ships, while Anitta mans an oar. The fleet departs in early summer. During the first stop in Mersa Matruh, Glaukos has a near fatal experience with the governor's wife - reminiscent of the biblical story of Joseph. A meeting with an Israeli tribe in the ruins of the old Hyksos capital of Ataris leads to new hope concerning Anitta's parents. First contact with the pirate fleet is only a minor victory. A longer stay in the city of Tyre finally provides information about the pirates' home base on the island of Alashiya (Cypres). A combined Cretan/Tyrian fleet blockades the pirate stronghold in the village of Kition. After fierce fighting, the pirates are defeated, but pirate chief Castor escapes and the Cretan admiral is killed. Anitta is briefly reunited with his father, who dies in his son's arms. The Cretan fleet departs for home with prisoners and loot, leaving only three ships - including that of the newly appointed Captain Glaukos - to assist the Tyrians in taking control of Kition. Returning to Kition from a visit to Tyre, Glaukos spots Castor's ship. Setting a trap, he finally captures the pirate by using his new found capacity to sail into the wind. He returns home in triumph to the love of Clio and royal rewards from the Minos. Hints about the fates of his old friend Diomedes and Anitta's mother suggest strongly that the next installment in the saga of Glaukos will take place in Egypt.
Glaukos Of Crete
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Author : Elo K. Glinfort
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Glaukos Of Crete written by Elo K. Glinfort and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Crete In The Greek Tradition
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Author : Theodore Arthur Buenger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
Crete In The Greek Tradition written by Theodore Arthur Buenger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Crete (Greece) categories.
Knossos Pottery Handbook
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Author : John Nicolas Coldstream
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Knossos Pottery Handbook written by John Nicolas Coldstream and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
A guide for field archaeologists and for those with a significant interest in ceramics and design, to pottery from the site of Knossos dating from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. Each of the four chapters addresses a different period (Subminoan to Late Orientalising, Late Archaic and Classical, Hellenistic and Roman), outlining both finewares and coarsewares, with emphasis on local wares and some imports. The authors cover open and closed vessels, storage, eating and drinking vessels, decoration, fabric and techniques, including details on particular examples and their provenance.
Cretan Cults And Festivals
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Author : R. F. Willetts
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1980-01-29
Cretan Cults And Festivals written by R. F. Willetts and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-01-29 with History categories.
Essays And Studies Presented To William Ridgeway On His Sixtieth Birthday 6 August 1913
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Author : Edmund Crosby Quiggin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
Essays And Studies Presented To William Ridgeway On His Sixtieth Birthday 6 August 1913 written by Edmund Crosby Quiggin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with Anthropology categories.
Essays And Studies Presented To William Ridgeway
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Author : Edmund Crosby Quiggin
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 2012
Essays And Studies Presented To William Ridgeway written by Edmund Crosby Quiggin and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Anthropology categories.
Crete In Transition
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Author : Brice L. Erickson
language : en
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Release Date : 2010-12-31
Crete In Transition written by Brice L. Erickson and has been published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-31 with Art categories.
This work presents a classification system and absolute chronology for black-gloss wares from Crete, establishing the first local and regional ceramic sequences during the period from 600 to 400 B.C. This new chronological foundation of datable pottery from excavated sites fills in the so-called 6th-/5th-century gap and dispels the prevailing view that this was a period of decline in population and one of artistic and cultural impoverishment. The 6th century heralded important changes in Cretan society, reflected in the reorganization of burial grounds, new patterns of sanctuary dedication, and the circulation of exotica among the elite. The study reveals unsuspected connections with mainland Greece, especially Sparta and Athens. Historians and archaeologists will find the author's conclusions, and their implications, to be of considerable interest.
The Laws Of Ancient Crete
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Author : Michael Gagarin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
The Laws Of Ancient Crete written by Michael Gagarin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. The texts of the inscriptions, many of which are fragmentary and relatively unknown, are accompanied by an English translation and also two commentaries; one focused on epigraphical and linguistic issues, and the other, requiring no knowledge of Greek, focused on legal and historical issues. The texts are preceded by a substantial introduction, which surveys the geography, history, writing habits, social and political structure, economy, religion, and law of Crete in this period.