The Sea-Kings of Crete and the Prehistoric Civilization of

The Sea-Kings of Crete and the Prehistoric Civilization of Greece (Illustrated)

The resurrection of the prehistoric age of Greece, and the disclosure of the astonishing standard of civilization which had been attained on the mainland and in the isles of the Ã†gean at a period at least 2,000 years earlier than that at which Greek history, as hitherto understood, begins, may be reckoned as among the most interesting results of modern research into the relics of the life of past ages. The present generation has witnessed remarkable discoveries in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, but neither Niffur nor Abydos disclosed a world so entirely new and unexpected as that which has been revealed by the work of Schliemann and his successors at Troy, MycenÃ¦, and Tiryns, and by that of Evans and the other explorersâ€”Italian, British, and Americanâ€”in Crete. The Mesopotamian and Egyptian discoveries traced back a little farther streams which had already been followed far up their course; those of Schliemann and Evans revealed the reality of one which, so to speak, had hitherto been believed to flow only through the dreamland of legend. It was obvious that mighty men must have existed before Agamemnon, but what manner of men they were, and in what manner of world they lived, were matters absolutely unknown, and, to all appearance, likely to remain so. An abundant wealth of legend told of great Kings and heroes, of stately palaces, and mighty armies, and powerful fleets, and the whole material of an advanced civilization. But the legends were manifestly largely imaginativeâ€”deities and demi-gods, men and fabulous monsters, were mingled in them on the same planeâ€”and it seemed impossible that we should ever get back to the solid ground, if solid ground had ever existed, on which these ancient stories first rested...

Country	USA
Author	James Baikie
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Didactic Press
Manufacturer	Didactic Press
NumberOfPages	210
PublicationDate	2015-01-12
Publisher	Didactic Press
ReleaseDate	2015-01-12
Studio	Didactic Press

The Sea-Kings of Crete and the Prehistoric Civilization of Greece (Illustrated)

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