The people of the ancient Aegean were great seafarers and traders, talented potters, painters, jewelers, weavers and carvers of stone.
Mycenaean
Mycenaean culture dominated southern Greece, but is perhaps best known for the site of Mycenae itself.
Mycenaean art, an introduction
“I have gazed into the face of Agamemnon,” boasted the man who discovered it—but is it really the Homeric hero?
Mask of Agamemnon
Below the great citadel of Mycenae, a passage into a hillside leads to a massive beehive-shaped tomb.
The Treasury of Atreus
Seeking the mythic cities of Homer, Heinrich Schliemann identified Mycenae in the 19th century.
The “Palace” and Grave Circle A
Approaching Mycenae was awe inspiring: a massive hill, walls of enormous stones, and the fearsome Lion Gate.
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