Ruins of the Mycenae Palace
Ruins of the Mycenae Palace
The ruins of the palace are located at the highest point on the acropolis of Mycenae citadel. As you can see from the image, it provides a spectacular view of the surroundings.
The ruins that we see today belong to the building constructed in the 13th century BCE. Only the foundations and floor pavings of some rooms have survived. The archaeological evidence suggests that many versions of the building existed at this site before the current one.
The palace complex had a megaron (meeting hall) and a large courtyard. As you can see from the model of the palace, the megaron had a portico, prodomos (anteroom or open vestibule), and main hall. In the domos (principal space) of the main hall, there was a circular hearth surrounded by four columns that supported the roof.
People gathered in the megaron to conduct palace business. It was destroyed, most likely by fire, in the late 13th century BCE, and was rebuilt in the 12th century BCE.
Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the cemetery in the 1870s, believed that the legendary King Agamemnon was buried there. However, the site is dated 17th or 16th century BCE, which is well before the time of King Agamemnon. Experts are not sure who was buried in this site but believe that bodies belong to high-ranking people from the Mycenaean civilization, probably the royalty.
Mycenae Citadel Images
– Lion Gate Pediment
– Cyclopean Wall
– Grave Circle A
– Layout of the Mycenae Palace
– Palace Wall
– A Cistern
– North Gate
Tomb of Agamemnon Images
– Entrance to the Tomb of Agamemnon
– Roof of Agamemnon Tomb
– A wall on the passageway at the entrance to the Tomb of Agamemnon
– Tomb of Agamemnon Interior
Related Pages
– Mycenaean Civilization, Minoan Civilization
– Athens, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece
– Ephesus
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