Passage to Mycenae.
In 1370 BCE an Egyptian embassy may have travelled to the lands of Greece. They visited the people called Tanaiu, aka the Mycenaeans, who were a rising power in their region. From their hilltop cities, the Mycenaeans expanded their power, built magnificent tombs and worshipped some ancient but familiar deities. Let’s visit!
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Mycenae
Mycenae as it looked about 100 years after Amunhotep III. The walls, large palace and cistern are later additions (THOAG)
Mycenae at its height, long after Amunhotep III.
The throne room of Pylos, a contemporary city, which may reflect how the palace/megaron of Mycenae appeared.
The Dendra Panoply, a set of Late Bronze Age Mycenaean armour.
A reconstruction of the Dendra armour as worn by Mycenaean warriors.
Gold drinking vessels found in Mycenaean graves (c.1550 BCE).
A bull’s head rhyton (drinking vessel) from Mycenae, c.1550 BCE).
A bronze sword, decorated in gold and silver (c.1550 BCE).
The Treasury of Atreus, a tholos tomb at Mycenae (History Hub)
Inside the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae (History Hub)
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