George Emmanuel Mylonas Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

An excerpt from the preface by the writer, Professor E. Mylonas - Director of the Excavations at Mycenae."Thirty years of excavation have brought about the need for a Guide book such as this, which contains the latest results of the archaeologists' work at Mycenae. The illustrations and the many plans it contains will, I hope, make easy the study of the ruins which at first glance seem labyrinthine. In Part I of the Guide I give a full description of the remains on the acropolis of Mycenae; in Part II, an account of the tombs and houses to be found outside the acropolis. In Part III, I offer a concise account of the history and legends of Mycenae, of the excavations and of the excavators whose work has made possible the study of the Mycenaean civilization. In this way a rounded picture of the site and its historic role in the affairs of Greece may be obtained from reading the Guide and inspection of the site. It is hoped that the visit to the City of Agamemnon will prove a memorable experience for the reader."

Crosses scratched by Early Christians on the marble pavements of the great Temple of Demeter at Eleusis symbolized the triumph of a new religion over a cult that endured for almost 2000 years & embraced the entire civilized world. The extraordinary & central fact of this cult for our times is that the initiates, sworn to secrecy concerning the rites of initiation, remained faithful to their pledge. The vast rubble field of marble & stone marking the destruction of the Sanctuary by the hordes of Alaric offers no key to the Mysteries, the final rites of initiation, which the Goddess herself had decreed "no one may in any way transgress or pry into or utter." Beginning with the legendary arrival of Demeter at Eleusis, the author traces the history of the cult in the archeological remains, from the first signs of habitation at the site to its final grandeur & decay in Imperial Roman times.