Greece Mycenae The Lion Gate King Agamemnon entrance to the palace and the shaft graves wher Golden Masks were found
Greece, Mycenae, The Lion Gate. King Agamemnon Entrance to the palace and the shaft graves where the Golden Masks were found. Today they are in the Athens Museum. Mycenae dates back to the 2nd millenium BC when it was one of the major centres and a military stronghold of southern Greece. That's why this period is called Mycenaen, it is believed have been settled by indo-europeans and has a close relationship with Minoan Crete. Mycenae was the capital of a state that dominated the eastern end of the mediterranean the rulers needed to place their stronghold in this more remote area. The care taken to preserve the shaft graves indicates that were then part of a royal heritage. The shaft graves were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in the 18th C. Homer recalls King Agememnon's sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia and several stories of the Trojan War that may or may not be true. In legend, Agememnon and his brother Menelaus Married Helen and Clytemnestra, Agememnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became regent of Sparta. Helen eloped with Paris of Troy, Agememnon conducted a ten year war to get her back for his brother, the war brought anarchy and ruin to all of Greece, but Agememnon returned royally to Mycenae, or so Homer tells us. He also descibed Mycenea as 'Being rich in gold and well built'.
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