Citadel

Citadel

ca. 1400 BCE

1896

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Tíryns (ancient site)

Mycenaean

palaces

cyclopean masonry

casemates

View looking through corbeled passageway at casemates of the Mycenaen citadel at Tiryns. "As at Mycenae, the earliest human occupation known at Tiryns is from the Neolithic period. The oldest architectural remains, on the Upper Citadel, are from the early Bronze Age (c . 3000 BC). The level of this area was built up in the middle Bronze Age (1900-1600 BC) to accommodate new buildings. Tiryns flourished during the Mycenaean period. A new fortified palace complex was constructed in the 14th century BC. The defences were extended in the early 13th century BC, and the Lower Citadel was also fortified. Following earthquake and fire damage, the site was reconstructed, the new defences enclosing an area of 20 ha; the extra-mural settlement covered more than 25 ha. The fate of Tiryns with the decline of the Mycenaean civilization paralleled that of Mycenae. It was not finally abandoned until the deportation of the 5th century BC, by which time it had lost its power and influence,"--UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

stone (worked rock)

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