Eurasian Studies Balkans, Anatolia, Iran, Caucasus and Central Asia Studies Notebooks

Series | Eurasian Studies
Edited book | Armenia, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Chapter | La morte dell’Eroe

La morte dell’Eroe

Simboli di potere aristocratico dal Caucaso all’Egeo nell’Età del Bronzo

Abstract

The phenomenon of the so-called ‘royal tombs’ of the Bronze Age runs over the whole geographical area that extends from the slopes of the Caucasus to the shores of the Aegean Sea. These extraordinary archaeological discoveries demonstrate how the traditional values of the ‘hero’s figure’, narrated for example in the Homeric poems, have very ancient roots, located in a well-defined geographical area. These heroes are not only legendary characters but also representatives of a ruling class that maintains its power through war and whose emblems of authority are the precious objects found inside the tombs that accompany them even after their death.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 12, 2019 | Accepted: April 29, 2019 | Published Oct. 17, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Royal TombsArchaeologyHeroesBronze AgeSouthern Caucasus


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