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Mycenae (/ m aɪ ˈ s iː n iː / my-SEE-nee; [2] Mycenaean Greek: 𐀘𐀏𐀙𐀂; Ancient Greek: Μυκῆναι or Μυκήνη, Mykē̂nai or Mykḗnē) is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.
After the expansion, Mycenae could be entered by two gates, a main entrance and a postern, [7] [8] while undoubtedly, the most extensive feature was the remodeling of the main entrance to the citadel, now known as the Lion Gate, in the northwestern side built circa 1250 BC.
The "palace" is located on an artificial terrace and consists of three wings. Each of the wings contains mostly very small rooms, arranged in groups of six and accessed by corridors. At the two ends of the L, there are similar arrangements of rooms resembling the megaron complexes known from Tiryns, Mycenae Dimini and Pylos. Nevertheless, the ...
The palatial structures at Mycenae, Tiryns and Pylos were erected on the summits of hills or rocky outcrops, dominating the immediate surroundings. [153] The best preserved are found in Pylos and Tiryns, while Mycenae and the Menelaion are only partially preserved. In Central Greece, Thebes and Orchomenos have been only partially exposed.
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.
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon [1] is a large tholos or beehive tomb constructed between 1300 and 1250 BCE in Mycenae, Greece. [2]It is the largest and most elaborate tholos tomb known to have been constructed in the Aegean Bronze Age, and one of the last to have been built in the Argolid.
The Theatre at Miletus, The Ancient Theatre Archive, Theatre specifications and virtual reality tour of theatre; Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Miletus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Details about most of the monuments; Walking the sacred pagan path from Ancient Miletus to Didim
Model of Mycenae. Grave Circle A is located to the right after the main entrance. During the end of the 3rd millennium BC (c. 2200 BC), the indigenous inhabitants of mainland Greece underwent a cultural transformation attributed to climate change, local events and developments (i.e. destruction of the "House of the Tiles"), as well as to continuous contacts with various areas such as western ...