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| − | '''Mycenae''' | + | '''Mycenae''' is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern [[Greece]] that controlled a late [[Bronze Age]] kingdom. In [[Homer]]'s epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King [[Agamemnon]], who commanded the Greeks besieging [[Troy]]. |
Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean" | Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean" | ||
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| − | + | The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005. | |
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[[Category: Ancient Greece]] | [[Category: Ancient Greece]] | ||
Revision as of 02:58, June 27, 2008
Mycenae is the site of a fortified palace complex in southern Greece that controlled a late Bronze Age kingdom. In Homer's epic poems, Mycenae was the base of King Agamemnon, who commanded the Greeks besieging Troy.
Contemporary archaeologists call the complex Greek society of the second millennium B.C. "Mycenanean"
Sources
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.
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