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Mycenaean Civilization — The Cyclopean Walls

The Mycenaean civilization (c. 1600-1100 BC) was mainland Greece's first great culture — powerful citadels, beehive tombs and the Linear B script.
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📍 Π.Ε. Αργολίδας (3)

  1. Mycenae, Agamemnon's citadel with the Lion Gate and the Treasury of Atreus — UNESCO.

  2. Tiryns, a Cyclopean citadel with the colossal walls admired by Homer — UNESCO.

  3. The Mycenaean acropolis of Midea in the Argolid, with Cyclopean fortification.

📍 Π.Ε. Μεσσηνίας (1)

  1. Ancient Pylos (Palace of Nestor), the best-preserved Mycenaean palace.