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The mound of the ancient city of Mycenae, first settlement.
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The mound of the ancient city of Mycenae, first settlement.

An ancient road from Mycenae to the sea. Mycenaean bridge south of the city. (around 1350 BCE)
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An ancient road from Mycenae to the sea. Mycenaean bridge south of the city...

City Wall and Lions' Gate, Mycenae. The wall encloses the acropolis (city-fortress) of the mythical Atrides family, of Agamemnon, Klytaemnestra, and Orestes.
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City Wall and Lions' Gate, Mycenae. The wall encloses the acropolis (city-fort...

The Lions' Gate, Mycenae, formed by two monoliths, topped by a triangular slab of grey limestone with the relief of two lionesses. (1350 BCE)
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The Lions' Gate, Mycenae, formed by two monoliths, topped by a triangular s...

Circular enclosure of two rows of stone slabs, Mycenae. Inside the enclosure are six royal tombs of Mycenae, discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876.
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Circular enclosure of two rows of stone slabs, Mycenae. Inside the enclosure are...

Eastern wall of the Acropolis of Mycenae, view into the valley of the Chavos River.
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Eastern wall of the Acropolis of Mycenae, view into the valley of the Chavos Riv...

Royal hall (megaron) in the palace of Mycenae. According to Homer, Agamemnon was murdered here. The sacred hearth and the bases of four columns remain. Size: 13 x 12 m
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Royal hall (megaron) in the palace of Mycenae. According to Homer, Agamemnon was...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus, Mycenae. Entrance to the circular tholos, the largest of the tholos-tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus, Mycenae. Entrance to the...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of the Tholos tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of the Tholos tombs discove...

The columns of the Heraion, a sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycenae (8th BCE).
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The columns of the Heraion, a sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycena...

Archaic altar of the Heraion, the sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycenae (8th BCE).
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Archaic altar of the Heraion, the sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycena...

Wall and Lion Gate. Citadel of Mycenae (1350-1330 BCE). Wall and Lion Gate werde discovered in 1876-1877 by Heinrich Schliemann.
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Wall and Lion Gate. Citadel of Mycenae (1350-1330 BCE)....