Tiryns
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Tiryns is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to have performed his Twelve Labours. It lies 20 km south of My
General view of the Citadel of Tiryns, with Cyclopean masonry
Masonry tunnel
Fresco with a representation of a wild boar hunt. From the later Tiryns palace.
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
Tiryns
…the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to have performed his Twelve Labours. It lies 20 km (12 mi) south of Mycenae. Tiryns was a hill fort with occupation ranging back seven thousand years, from before the beginning of the Bronze Age. It reached its height of…
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