WebThe Palace of Mycenae The palace occupies a central location atop the citadel. It was accessed from the south through two guard rooms. The state rooms were arranged around a central court which led to the Megaron with its four columns arranged in a square around the sacred hearth. In Mycenaean times the palace was lavishly decorated with vivid ...

WebMycenae, Modern Greek Mykínes, prehistoric Greek city in the Peloponnese, celebrated by Homer as “broad-streeted” and “golden.” According to legend, Mycenae was the capital of Agamemnon, the Achaean king who sacked the city of Troy. It was set, as Homer says, “in a nook of Árgos,” with a natural citadel formed by the ravines between the mountains of …

WebThe "Palace" and Grave Circle A, Mycenae. Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenae. Mask of Agamemnon . The Treasury of Atreus. Lion Gate, Mycenae. Lion Gate, Mycenae. Ancient Aegean . ... The approach to Mycenae is substantial and if you were not a friend it was going to be tough to get in. Mycenae is one the great citadels of Mycenaean Culture, that …

WebIn Greek mythology Nestor of Gerenia (Ancient Greek: Νέστωρ Γερήνιος, Nestōr Gerēnios) was a legendary king of Pylos.He is a prominent secondary character in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, where he appears as an elderly warrior who frequently offers long-winded advice to the other characters.. The Mycenaean-era palace at Pylos is known as the Palace of …

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Webpart of UNESCO World Heritage Site (Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns, Archaeological Site of Mycenae, 1999–) ... Palace of Mycenae‎ (1 C, 18 F) Panagia Tholos‎ (5 F) Postern gate of Mycenae‎ (1 C, 14 F) S. Sanctuary of Enyalios of Mycenae‎ (9 F) T.

WebGibraltar (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ b r ɔː l t ər / jih-BRAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It has an area of 6.7 km 2 (2.6 sq mi) and is bordered to the north by Spain.The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated town area, home to over …

WebClytemnestra (/ ˌ k l aɪ t ə m ˈ n ɛ s t r ə /; Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα, Klytaimnḗstrā, [klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː]), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the twin sister of Helen of Troy.In Aeschylus' Oresteia, she murders Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom …

WebMycenaean 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. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system. The Mycenaeans were mainland …