Mycenae, an acropolis site, was built on a hill 900 feet (274 metres) above sea level, some 19 kilometres (12 miles) inland from the Gulf of Argolis. Situated in the north-east corner of the Argive plain, it easily overlooked the whole area and was ideally positioned to be a centre of power, especially as it commanded all easy routes to the ...

It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system. [2][3] The Mycenaeans were mainland Greek peoples who were likely stimulated by their contact with insular Minoan Crete and other Mediterranean cultures to develop a more sophist...

2025年1月25日 · 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.

2018年3月26日 · Mycenae is an ancient city located on a small hill between two larger hills on the fertile Argolid Plain in Peloponnese, Greece. The Bronze-age acropolis, or citadel built on a hill, is one of the...

2019年10月2日 · The Greek Mycenaean civilization is known for its fortified cities like Mycenae, Tiryns, and Argos. The Mycenaeans controlled the Greek Peloponnese and the Aegean in general from Crete to the Cycladic islands.

Mycenae (Greek: Μυκήνες) is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. The fortified citadel is perched over the fertile plain of Argolis near the seashore in the northeast Peloponnese.

2022年3月26日 · Strategically located between two Peloponnese hills in southern Greece, the fortified site of Mycenae has entered collective consciousness mainly due to its mention in Homer’s the Illiad and the Odyssey which describes Mycenae as …

2009年9月2日 · Mycenae was a fortified late Bronze Age city located between two hills on the Argolid plain of the Peloponnese, Greece. The acropolis today dates from between the 14th and 13th century BCE when the Mycenaean civilization …

Mycenae, an ancient city nestled in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese in Greece, played a pivotal role in Greek civilization and is often regarded as the cradle of the Mycenaean culture, which flourished from approximately 1600 to 1100 BCE.

Ancient Mycenae is one of the most impressive archaeological sites in Greece and one of the most important historical sites world wide. It is located in Argos on the Eastern side of the Peloponnese region of mainland Greece between the still populated cities of Argos and Nafplion.