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Mycenae

Also known as Mykenai, archaeological site of Mycenae, Mycenæ

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.

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Mycenae is an archaeological site located in northeastern Greece, near the city of Argos and southwest of Athens, situated on a hilltop overlooking the surrounding landscape. It is important because it provides physical evidence of an ancient civilization and helps archaeologists understand the history and culture of the region.

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Ancient site.name: Mycenae
Ancient site.native_name: ΜυκῆναιΜυκήνηΜυκήνες
Ancient site.image: 250px
Ancient site.caption: The Lion Gate and example of Cyclopean masonry at Mycenae
Ancient site.map_type: Greece
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Argolis, Greece
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: c. 2100 BC
Ancient site.epochs: Bronze Age
Ancient site.cultures: Mycenaean Greece
Ancient site.event: Late Bronze Age collapse
Ancient site.archaeologists: Francesco Grimani
Ancient site.condition: Partly buried
Ancient site.designation1: WHS
Ancient site.designation1_offname: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Ancient site.designation1_date: 1999 (23rd session)
Ancient site.designation1_number: 941

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Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού | Μυκήνες

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Neolithic Age
Early Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age
Late Helladic I (LHI; c. 1550–c. 1450 BC)
Late Helladic II (LHII; c. 1450–c. 1400 BC)
Late Helladic III (LHIII; c. 1400–c. 1050 BC)
Decline
Archaic and classical periods
Revival and abandonment
Political organization
Religion
Mycenae in Greek mythology and legends
Kings of Mycenae
Perseid dynasty
Atreid dynasty
Homeric poems
End of the Atreids
Modern history and excavation
Early archaeological work (1700–1876)
Schliemann's excavations (1874–1876)
Excavations since Schliemann (1876–present)
World Heritage site
See also
Footnotes
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization—a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades and parts of southwest Anatolia. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae. At its peak in 1350 BC, the citadel and lower town had a population of 30,000 and an area of .

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