Mycenae
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Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres south-west of Athens; 11 kilometres north of Argos; and 48 kilometres s
The Lion Gate and example of Cyclopean masonry at Mycenae
A view of the citadel
View from the acropolis, or high city
The Tomb of Aegisthus outside the walls of the citadel
Trojan War
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The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the thirteenth or early twelfth century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans against the city of Troy after Paris of
Mycenae
…becomes king of Sparta and invades to place his brother Agamemnon to the throne. Agamemnon Son of Atreus and Aerope; commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War; his wife Clytemnestra becomes lovers with Aegisthus and with him plots to kill Agamemnon upon his return. Aegisthus Son of Thyestes; returns to the…
The Golden Apple of Discord by Jacob Jordaens
The Burning of Troy (1759–1762), oil painting by Johann Georg Trautmann
Polyxena Sarcophagus in Troy Museum
The Judgement of Paris (1599) by Hendrick van Balen the Elder. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin