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Submitted by AlexHunger on Wednesday, 15 February 2006  Page Views: 15006

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Mycenae. Alternative Name: Mykenes, Mycenes
Country: Greece Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Nafplio  Nearest Village: Agios Vasilios
Latitude: 37.730479N  Longitude: 22.757447E
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Lions Gate from the front. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort on the Peloponnese from about 1500 to 1100 BCE.

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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Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by DrewParsons : Part of the evcavation site at Mycenae. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Mycenae, Greece. One of the 2 decorated Grave Circle Stele in the Athens museum. The site itself doesn't have any decorated stones from the 16th Century BCE left, although the grave circle itself is visible below the hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Grave Circle A. Schlieman found the the so called golden mask of Agamemnon here, although the owner was buried several hundreds of years earlier than then Trojan War. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by davidmorgan : The north gate at Mycenae. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed in September 1999 whilst leading a group of students from New Zealand on a Classics tour of Greece and Turkey

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by 43559959 : The Lion Gate at Mycenae (1 comment)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by 43559959 : The Lion Gate at Mycenae. (1 comment)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenae North West Gate. Essentially a smaller version of the Lions gate but without the decoration and some missing stones. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Lions gate. The earliest example of European Monumental art. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by davidmorgan : A damp day at Mycenae.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by 43559959 : The Acropolis of Mycenae. (2 comments)

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Mycenae, Greece: The famous gold death mask was called the mask of Agammemnon by Schliemann, but has been proven to 300 years olders; or from 1450 to 1500 BCE. Still the name stuck and the artifact is now in the Athens museum.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenae as seen from palace at the top. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by durhamnature : Old photo, from "Life of ancient East..." via archive.org

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by durhamnature : The Lion Gate, old photo from "Life of ancient East..." via archive.org

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "The Romance of Excavation..." a wonderful book via archive.org

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by Antonios : Water cistern at Mycenaea

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenae North Gate. This was the last part of the fort built shortly before it was burned down and started decaying. Note the simpler construction than the earlier megalithic gates. This section of Mycenae protected the water supply and the cistern. Achaean Hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Cistern structure. A marvel of ancient engineering. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Cistern Entrance. A marvel of ancient engineering. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenaean Lions Gate from Behind. Achaean hillfort from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by AlexHunger : Mycenae as seen from the parking lot. Achaean Hillfort and Palace from about 1500 to 1100 BCE and probable starting point of Homer's Iliad. There are numerous tholos tombs in the area.

Mycenae.
Mycenae. submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the palace, from "American Journal of Archaeology" via archive.org

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 158m NNW 344° Mycenae Museum* Museum
 171m W 267° Tholos Of Aegistus* Chambered Cairn
 210m W 275° Tholos Of Clytaemnestra* Chambered Cairn
 231m WNW 299° Tholos Of the Lions* Chambered Cairn
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 707m W 278° Kato Fournos Tomb* Cairn
 722m W 259° Tomb of the Genii Cairn
 770m WSW 255° Cyclopean Tomb* Cairn
 5.7km SSE 164° Plataniti Temple of Hera* Ancient Temple
 9.3km NNW 336° Nemea stadium* Ancient Temple
 9.4km SE 142° Midea* Ancient Village or Settlement
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 10.2km SE 144° Dendra* Chambered Tomb
 11.1km S 191° Argos Museum* Museum
 11.5km SSW 197° Argos Agora* Ancient Village or Settlement
 15.0km SSE 166° Tiryns.* Stone Fort or Dun
 15.6km SSE 151° Tiryns Mycenaean dam* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 15.7km SSE 162° Tiryns Tholos* Chambered Cairn
 16.0km NW 323° Phlius* Ancient Village or Settlement
 17.6km SSW 205° Hellenikon Pyramid* Pyramid / Mastaba
 18.6km S 169° Nafplio Museum* Museum
 19.6km NW 309° Aidonia* Rock Cut Tomb
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