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  2. Mycenaean Greece - Wikipedia

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    Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. [1] It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.

  3. Mycenae - Wikipedia

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    The palace of Mycenae probably ruled over a territory two to three times the size of the other palatial states in Bronze Age Greece. Its territory would have also included adjacent centers, including Tiryns and Nauplion, which could plausibly be ruled by a member of Mycenae's ruling dynasty. [40]

  4. Tiryns - Wikipedia

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    Tiryns (/ ˈ t ɪ r ɪ n z / or / ˈ t aɪ r ɪ n z /; Ancient Greek: Τίρυνς; Modern Greek: Τίρυνθα) is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to have performed his Twelve Labours.

  5. Gla - Wikipedia

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    Gla (Greek: Γλα), also called Glas (Γλας), was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean civilization, located in Boeotia, mainland Greece. Despite its impressive size, more than ten times larger than contemporary Athens or Tiryns , Gla is not mentioned in the Iliad , or perhaps is referred to by a name as yet unidentified.

  6. Agios Vasileios, Laconia - Wikipedia

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    Agios Vasileios (also spelled Ayios Vasileios or Ayios Vasilios; Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος) is the site of a Mycenaean palace, located near the village of Xerokambi in Laconia, Greece.

  7. Palace of Nestor - Wikipedia

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    The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. The palace is the primary structure within a larger Late Helladic era settlement, once probably surrounded by a fortified wall. The palace was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system.

  8. Category:Mycenaean palaces - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mycenaean palaces" ... Palace of Nestor; T. Tiryns This page was last edited on 14 July 2011, at 22:24 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  9. Megaron - Wikipedia

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    Foundation of the megaron complex at Mycenae, view from the main hall (circular hearth visible in foreground) through the anteroom and porch. The megaron (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ ə ˌ r ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: μέγαρον, , pl.: megara / ˈ m ɛ ɡ ər ə /) was the great hall in very early Mycenean and ancient Greek palace complexes. [1]