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Phaistos: Palaces between Asia and Europe
Lecture no. 4 from the course: The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World
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Taught by Professor Steven L. Tuck | 32 min | Categories: History
Archaeology often involves a great deal of detective work, as is the case with the mysterious Bronze Age Crete. The myth of Daedalus and his labyrinth symbolizes Crete's location at the intersection of multiple cultures. Discover the Phaistos Palace, where extravagant religious rituals and entertainment spectacles were held.
24 Lectures
1
Palaces Past and Present
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of 34 min
2
Malkata Palace: Pharaoh, Foreigners, and Gods
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of 32 min
3
Amarna: Palace of the First Sun King
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of 31 min
4
Phaistos: Palaces between Asia and Europe
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of 32 min
5
Palace of Nestor at Pylos and Bronze Age Greece
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of 32 min
6
The Assyrian Palace at Nimrud: Empire in Stone
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of 33 min
7
Nineveh: The Architecture of Assyrian Power
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of 34 min
8
Persepolis: Palace of the Persians
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of 33 min
9
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands I
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of 31 min
10
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands II
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of 31 min
11
Greek Palaces Come to Roman Italy
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of 32 min
12
Masada: Herod the Great between East and West
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of 32 min
13
Herod the Great’s Summer and Winter Palaces
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of 31 min
14
Caligula’s Floating Palaces
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of 33 min
15
Nero’s Domus Transitoria at Rome
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of 32 min
16
Nero’s Golden House: A Roman Palace Theater
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of 32 min
17
Rome’s Great Imperial Palace of Domitian
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of 32 min
18
Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli
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of 32 min
19
Diocletian’s Retirement Palace, Split
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of 32 min
20
Constantine’s Palace, Constantinople
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of 33 min
21
China’s Endless Palace: Weiyang Palace
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of 32 min
22
The Palace of Montezuma II at Tenochtitlán
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of 32 min
23
Renaissance Palaces and the Classical Revival
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of 33 min
24
Palaces in a World of Democracies
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of 38 min
