Ancient Greece Map Mycenae
It is located in the region of argolis between argos and nafplion.
Ancient greece map mycenae. Coach tours are the easiest way to visit mycenae greece if you are staying in athens or nearby. And 48 kilometres 30 miles south of corinth the site is 19 kilometres 12 miles inland from the saronic gulf and built upon a hill rising 900 feet 274 metres above sea level. Historical periods bronze age map. The last phase of the bronze age in ancient greece mycenae represented the first civilization in greece that included states art writing and additional studies.
Treasury of atreus is situated 500 meters southwest of mycenae. They usually fit in a rather long stop at a local pottery store hoping you ll buy a few items and earn the tour leader some commission it s actually quite a good day out as they usually stop at the corinth canal for you to get some pictures. Map of ancient greece. A very prosperous town in ancient times mycenae greece gave its name to an entire civilization the mycenaean civilization that flourished from about 1 600 to 1 000 bc.
Most of them operate a full day tour and also call at the site of epidauros. The acropolis today dates from between the 14th and 13th century bce when the mycenaean civilization was at its peak of power influence and artistic expression. Map of mycenaean greece click the picture for full screen version flash image right click to zoom in related pages ancient greece maps. They usually fit in a rather long stop at a local pottery store hoping you ll buy a few items and earn the tour leader some commission it s actually quite a good day out as they usually stop at the corinth canal for you to get some pictures.
Between 1600 and 1100 b c mycenaean civilization contributed innovations to engineering architecture the military and more. The lions gate at ancient mycenae ιt is an imposing site atop a rocky hill which is fortified by cyclopean walls to protect the palace and other important structures of the mycenaeans. Most of them operate a full day tour and also call at the site of epidauros. The treasury of atreus or tomb of agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb on panagitsa hill at mycenae greece constructed during the bronze age around 1250 bc.
Mycenaean greece or the mycenaean civilization was the last phase of the bronze age in ancient greece spanning the period from approximately 1600 1100 bc. μυκῆναι or μυκήνη mykēnē is an archaeological site near mykines in argolis north eastern peloponnese greece it is located about 120 kilometres 75 miles south west of athens. Ken russell salvador cc by 2 0. In the second millennium bc mycenae was one of the.
Building and site plans acropolis plan. Coach tours are the easiest way to visit mycenae greece if you are staying in athens or nearby. The ancient citadel of mycenae μυκήναι μυκήνη is located in the argolis peloponnese in greece. It represents the first advanced and distinctively greek civilization in mainland greece with its palatial states urban organization works of art and writing system.