Mycenae was a fortified late Bronze Age city located between two hills on the Argolid plain of the Peloponnese, Greece. The acropolis today dates from between the 14th and 13th century BCE when the Mycenaean civilization was at its peak of power, influence and artistic expression. The archaeological sites of Mycenae and nearby Tiryns are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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3000 BCE - 2000 BCEFirst inhabitation of Mycenae area.
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c. 2100 BCEFirst evidence of building structures at Mycenae.
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c. 1700 BCE - c. 1600 BCEFirst shaft graves constructed at Mycenae.
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1700 BCE - 1100 BCEThe Mycenaean civilization dominates Greece.
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c. 1600 BCEFirst evidence of elite buildings at Mycenae.
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c. 1550 BCEGold death masks (including that of 'Agamemnon') made at Mycenae.
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c. 1500 BCE - 1200 BCEMycenae at its peak of influence.
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 1400 BCEFirst palace structure and Treasury of Atreus tomb built at Mycenae.
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c. 1500 BCE - c. 1200 BCEThe Linear B script of the Mycenaean civilization is in use.
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c. 1500 BCEFirst tholos tombs built at Mycenae.
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c. 1450 BCEMycenaen influence extended to Knossos, Crete.
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c. 1300 BCEFirst palace destroyed at Mycenae and repaired, Lion Gate added and fortifications extended.
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c. 1300 BCE - c. 1250 BCECyclopean stone bridge built near Mycenae.
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c. 1200 BCESecond palace destroyed at Mycenae, city begins to decline.
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1200 BCE - 1100 BCEArgos takes over from Mycenae as most important regional power in the Argolid.
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468 BCEArgeians destroy citadel of Mycenae.
