The history of Mycenae was an important period for Greece and influenced the course of the country. The amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the city of Troy by basing his investigation on the information given by Homer. Then, he discovered the legendary city of Mycenae in northeastern Peloponnese.

02/10/2019 · The Mycenaeans were influenced by the earlier Minoan civilization (2000-1450 BCE) which had spread from its origins at Knossos, Crete to include the wider Aegean. Architecture, art and religious practices were assimilated and adapted to better express the perhaps more militaristic and austere Mycenaean culture.

16/02/2021 · Mycenae history. Believed to have been inhabited since Neolithic times, Mycenae flourished into a fortified city and was ruled at one time by the famous King Agamemnon. At its peak, Mycenae was one of the most important cities in Ancient Greece and is linked to several works of cultural significance, including the Odyssey and the Iliad.

Mycenaean is the culture that dominated mainland Greece, the Aegean islands, and the shores of Asia Minor during the late Bronze Age era (circa 1600-1100 BCE). The Mycenaean Era occupies the tail end of the Helladic Civilization, which flourished in mainland Greece since 3000 BCE. The Mycenaean Civilization

Mycenae, 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 …

04/12/2021 · Perhaps the most important Mycenaean city, and the one for which the civilization was named, was Mycenae. Mycenae was located near the …

02/12/1999 · Its name was given to one of the greatest civilizations of Greek prehistory, the Mycenaean civilization, while the myths related to its history, its rulers and their family members (such as Klytaimnestra, Ifigeneia, Elektra, Orestes) have inspired poets, writers and artists over many centuries, from the ancient to the contemporary times.