Mycenae

Mycenae ( ; or , Mykē̂nai or Mykḗnē) is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about south-west of Athens; north of Argos; and south of Corinth. The site is inland from the Saronic Gulf and built upon a hill rising above sea level.

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

military alliance in Ancient Greece

gold funeral mask discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae

thumb|right|Schematic plan of a megaron complex. 1: anteroom, 2: hall (main room), 3: columns in portico and hall. thumb|right|Foundation of the megaron complex at Mycenae, view from the main hall (circular hearth visible in foreground) through the anteroom and porch The megaron (; , , : megara ) was the great hall in very early Mycenean and ancient Greek palace complexes. Architecturally, it was a rectangular hall that was supported by four columns, fronted by an open, two-columned portico, and had a central, open hearth that vented though an oculus in the roof.

type of stonework found in ancient Mycenaean architecture

"tholos" tomb located on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, that dates ca.1250 BC

main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae

Argos-Mykines () is a municipality in the Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the city of Argos. The municipality has an area of 1002.508 km2.

section of Iliad book 2, list of participants in the Trojan War

ancient Greek vase found on the acropolis of Mycenae

Greek archaeologist (1798–1863)

16th-century BC royal cemetery in southern Greece

beehive tomb in Greece

historic site in Mycenae

structural defense of the Mycenae acropolis in Greece

Greek art historian and archaeologist (1840-1885)

Archaeological site in Mycenae, Greece

gold goblet discovered in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann