Once upon a time, people near the valley of Nemea in southern Greece lived in mortal fear of a lion lurking in the surrounding hills and preying on the populace. Only mighty Hercules, challenged by ...

The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the ...

Just within sight of Mycenae, Tiryns grew into a heavily fortified coastal powerhouse—built with towering cyclopean walls, secret passage networks, and palatial halls fit for kings and legend. From ...

The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i),( ii), (iii),( iv) and (vi): Criterion (i): The architecture and design Mycenae and Tiryns, such as the Lion ...

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Professor Dorpfeld gave the fourth in his series of lectures last night on Tiryns and Mycenae. The attractiveness of these lectures was again proved by the size of the audience. As on Thursday evening ...

The chronology of the later Early Bronze Age in Greece has been the subject of debate for several years. The recent excavations at Tiryns have produced evidence for a phase labeled by the excavators ...

Nafplio is one of Greece’s most pleasing mainland towns, with a harmonious historic centre of elegant streets and squares. It is also the base for cruise passengers wishing to explore two of Greece’s ...

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