This article was originally published with the title “Mycenae, the City of Agamemnon, as Brought to Light by the Archaeologists” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 129 No. 6 (December 1923 ...

Skip the museum, because the most important Mycenaean relics like the gold funeral mask of Agamemnon are up at Athens, at the National Archaeological Museum. Mycenae is situated in the Argolis, a ...

The Archaeological Site of Mycenae is located in the regional unit of Argolis in North-East Peloponnese. Mycenaean culture is inspired by the great poet Homer who composed the Iliad and the Odyssey.

When Heinrich Schliemann incorrectly identified in 1876 one of the shaft graves at Mycenae as the ""tomb of Agamemnon,"" he revived a myth first created by the eighth-century B.C. inhabitants of ...

Agamemnon's name rings famous in the ears of millions several millennia past his mythologically alleged deeds. There are perhaps no greater individuals eligible to represent Mycenae; and with ...

Mycenae, a treasure trove of ancient Greek history, offers visitors a glimpse into the powerful civilization that once ruled this land. From awe-inspiring archaeological sites to breathtaking ...