Its king was known as a wanax, and information about its early period was provided by excavations at Circles A and B. Its architecture is sometimes known as Cyclopean, and is characterized by the use of the rectangular megaron type of private building.
Its king was known as a wanax, and information about its early period was provided by excavations at Circles A and B. Its architecture is sometimes known as Cyclopean, and is characterized by the use of the rectangular megaron type of private building. The middle period of its history is known as the Tholos-Tomb Dynasty period, a name derived from its beehive tombs. Located, according to Homer, "in a nook of Argos," and supposedly founded by Perseus, this city's notable architecture included the Lion Gate, constructed during the late Helladic period of around 1400 to 1200 B.C.E. For ten points, identify this early Greek city whose people spoke Linear B and which, in addition to Troy, was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.
Its king was known as a wanax, and information about its early period was provided by excavations at Circles A and B. Its architecture is sometimes known as Cyclopean, and is characterized by the use of the rectangular megaron type of private building.
{Mycenae}