Mycenae

Mycenae (in Greek, Mykonos) is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern Greece that controlled a late Bronze Age kingdom. In Homer's epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King Agamemnon, who commanded the Greeks besieging Troy.^[1]

Mycenaean civilization[edit]

See also: Mycenaean Civilization

Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean." Their language was similar to Greek, and their cities were at Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and others. Mycenae had hegemony over most of the Aegean area at the time.

It was the Mycenaean Civilization that fought the famous Trojan War of mythology.

The civilization of Mycenae was highly advanced for its time, both in art and in science. The height of its power was roughly contemporaneous with God's calling unto Abraham, about 1900 BC.

See also[edit]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America
• Mycenaean language
• Tiryns

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Example of Mycenanean sculpture