Entering the Lion gate, July 1984.
Mycenae: The center of an empire
The ancient citadel of Mycenae stands as a towering symbol of Late Bronze Age Greece, once serving as the powerful center of the legendary King Agamemnon’s empire. Its most iconic feature is the Lion Gate, a massive limestone entrance guarded by two carved lionesses that represent the earliest monumental sculpture in Europe. Passing through this cyclopean masonry feels like stepping directly into the pages of Homer’s Iliad, where history and myth converge atop a rugged Peloponnesian hill.
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