Vivere dopo la catastrofe. La fine dei palazzi micenei e il lessico archeologico della "crisi"

The destruction of the Mycenaean citadels has been a focus of scholarly debate since Schliemann’s discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns. After succinctly reviewing the most recent studies on this topic, the author makes reference to the material evidence that supports competition and conflicts among Mycenaean states and within the territories depending on the latter. He concludes that words such as “collapse” and “resilience” fail to describe the dynamic history of state formation in the Aegean world, while stressing the usefulness of the notion of “fragility” recently advocated by N. Yoffee.