Mycenae
Ancient Peloponnese stronghold
Mycenae is an ancient Greek city in the northeastern Peloponnese, the center of Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age (roughly 1600–1100 BCE).
The site is famous for its massive stone walls, the Lion Gate, and the gold artifacts discovered in its shaft graves.
Mycenaean refers to this civilization and its culture, which preceded classical Greece.
Mycenaean king, war leader
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- OrestesMatricidal prince of myth
- ElectraMythic Greek princess
- IphigeniaMycenaean princess nearly sacrificed
curse · House of Atreus · Troy · Trojan War · king · palace · murder · revenge
Act of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
bronze · pottery · tablets · stratigraphy · dig · restoration · preservation · museum
Massive and primitively constructed
- corbeledCantilevered by stacked stones
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
walls · lintel · threshold · gate · masonry · monumental · construction · engineering
Agamemnon
Mycenaean king, war leader
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- OrestesMatricidal prince of myth
- ElectraMythic Greek princess
Iphigenia · curse · House of Atreus · Troy · Trojan War · king · palace · murder · revenge · tragedy
excavation
Act of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
artifacts · bronze · pottery · tablets · stratigraphy · dig · restoration · preservation · museum · finds
cyclopean
Massive and primitively constructed
- corbeledCantilevered by stacked stones
- ashlarPrecision-cut building stone
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
citadel · walls · lintel · threshold · gate · masonry · monumental · construction · engineering · limestone
Bronze Age
Early metalworking civilization period
culture · society · warriors · trade · Mediterranean · collapse · hierarchy · scribes · administration · economy
gold mask
Face covering of precious metal
- death maskMold of deceased's face
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
ivory · metalwork · goldsmith · dagger · goblet · signet ring · seal · fresco · octopus · spiral
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- Lost CivilizationsAtlantis, Pompeii, Troy, Babylon, Knossos
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
MycenaeClassical Athens
Ancient Greek city-state
Athens · Classical Greece · Sparta · Macedon · Corinth
MycenaeRome
Italy's capital city
Athens · Jerusalem · Damascus · Constantinople · Alexandria