<< Our Photo Pages >> Mycenae. - Hillfort in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Mycenae. Alternative Name: Mykenes, MycenesCountry: Greece Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Nafplio Nearest Village: Agios Vasilios
Latitude: 37.730479N Longitude: 22.757447E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The main citadel of Achaean Greeks of the Mycenaean Civilisation who would eventually conquer Troy, as described in Homer's Iliad. The site is memorable mostly on account of the monumental Lions gate, the Grave Circle A, where the so called mask of Agamemnon was found, as well as an ingenious cistern. High quality artwork similar to that of the Minoans was also found. The palace appears to have burned down around 1200 BCE and the Mycenaean Civilisation ceased to exist around 1100 when the Dorians invaded, leading to a Greek dark age. This also marked the end of the Bronze Age. There are numerous tholoses in the area and the fortress appears to have ruled over Tiryns on the coast.
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