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 performed his Twelve Labours.It lies 20 kilometers south of Mycenae.. Tiryns was a hill fort with occupation ranging back seven thousand years, from before the ...

Amphitryon (altgriechisch Ἀμφιτρύων Amphitrýōn, deutsch ‚der doppelt Geplagte‘) ist in der griechischen Mythologie der Sohn des Alkaios und – je nach Überlieferung – der Astydameia, der Tochter des Pelops, oder der Laonome, der Tochter des Guneus, oder der Hipponome, der Tochter des Menoikeus.Seine Schwester ist Perimede.Er ist der Vater des Iphikles und gilt als …

Mycene of Mykene (Oudgrieks : "Μυκῆναι", uitspraak: Mukénai, Latijn: Mycenae, uitspraak: Mukénai, Nieuwgrieks: "Μυκήνες", uitspraak: Mikines) was in de oudheid een belangrijke stad, centraal gelegen in het Griekse landschap Argolis op 25 km ten zuidwesten van Korinthe, en ooit het belangrijkste politieke en culturele centrum van de naar Mycene genoemde Myceense …

The simplest and earliest types of bridges were stepping stones. Neolithic people also built a form of boardwalk across marshes; examples of such bridges include the Sweet Track and the Post Track in England, approximately 6000 years old. Undoubtedly, ancient people would also have used log bridges; that is a timber bridge that fall naturally or are intentionally felled or placed …

Ghislaine Juramie, Hélène ou l'or des songes ( la prodigieuse histoire d'Heinrich Schliemann), collection Suite pour Isabelle, les éditions du temps 1962 Lynn et Gray Poole, Schliemann à la découverte de Troie. Traduit de l'américain [One passion, two loves] par Tristan Renaud, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1969, 324 p.Heinrich Schliemann, Une Vie d'archéologue.

De Peloponnesos of Peloponnesus (Grieks: Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnèsos) is het grootste schiereiland van Griekenland, en ligt ten zuiden van het Griekse vasteland.Het wordt daarvan gescheiden door de Golf van Korinthe en de Golf van Egina en ermee verbonden door de landengte van Korinthe.Deze landengte wordt doorsneden door het Kanaal van Korinthe.

Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar.The boulders typically seem unworked, but some may have been worked roughly with a hammer and the gaps between boulders filled in with smaller …

In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant, and often are depicted wearing it. It established their descent from earlier deities considered to remain powerful. Among other attributes, it was …

Linearschrift B (in Abgrenzung zur älteren Linearschrift A) ist die Silbenschrift der mykenischen Kultur Griechenlands.Sie wurde vom 15. Jahrhundert v. Chr. bis ins 12. Jahrhundert v. Chr. ausgehend von Knossos auf Kreta und dem griechischen Festland verwendet. Ihr Gebrauch ist aus den Perioden SM II bis SM III B der bronzezeitlichen minoischen Kultur bezeugt.

Helladic chronology is a relative dating system used in archaeology and art history.It complements the Minoan chronology scheme devised by Sir Arthur Evans for the categorisation of Bronze Age artefacts from the Minoan civilization within a historical framework. Whereas Minoan chronology is specific to Crete, the cultural and geographical scope of Helladic …