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The Linear B Tablets and Mycenaean Social, Political, and Economic Organization
Lesson 25, The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean ^
| Revised: Friday, March 18, 2000
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Posted on 08/29/2004 8:19:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
KO-RE-TE, PO-RO-KO-RE-TE [koreter, prokoreter] -- Such officials are known at both Knossos and Pylos. The titles bear a suspiciously close resemblance to the Latin terms curator and procurator ("guardian" and "manager, imperial officer/governor" respectively). The Linear B evidence suggests that the koreter was a local official in charge of one of the sixteen major administrative units within the Pylian kingdom, and the prokoreter was evidently his deputy.
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To: SunkenCiv
Based on your recommendation, over the years I have purchased that Robinson book three times on the used market. Every time it disappears during shipment. Maybe the fourth time is the charm.
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To: kitchen
Thanks! It’s a good read, entertaining (considering the subject matter), and the issues discussed haven’t changed much.
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