Greek Mythology: Mycenae, Greece
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Human habitation at Mycenae probably dates back as far as 5000 BCE, but the main citadel and large walls were constructed around 1500 BCE. The city itself was probably at its height of power between 1500 and 1200 BCE, around which time at least one large fire ravaged the citadel. After this, Mycenaean power began to decline and it eventually fell into obscurity, disappearing entirely when Argos destroyed Mycenae in 468 BCE because the city wasn't rebuilt. For the purposes of comparison, many scholars would date Israelite king David to around 1000 BCE.
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| Map of Mycenae, Greece | Reconstruction of Mycenae, Greece |
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| Mycenae Acropolis (undated photo) | Mycenae Acropolis Today |
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| Mycenae Lion Gate Detail | Mycenae Lion Gate (undated drawing) |
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| Approaching the Lion Gate at Mycenae, Greece | Mycenae Lion Gate |
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| Mycenae Lion Gate | Mycenae Burial Circle |
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| Mycenae Burial Circle | Mycenae Stairs to the Palace |
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| Mycenae Megaron (undated diagram) | Mycenae, Greece: Inside |
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| Mycenae, Greece: Inside | Mycenae, Greece: Outside |
| Ancient Greek Mythology: Tombs of Mycenae, Greece | |
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| Mycenae Tomb Diagram | Mycenae Tomb Entrance |
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| Mycenae Tomb Reconstruction | Mycenae Lion Tomb |
| Ancient Greek Mythology: Treasures of Mycenae, Greece | |
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| Gold Mask of Mycenae (undated drawing) | Vaphio Cup (undated drawing) |
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| Mycenae Silver Bull Rhyton | Mycenae Swords and Daggers |
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| Tiryns Fresco, Bull Jumping | |
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