Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns World Heritage Site

Official name

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | UNESCO

Country

Greece | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos
37.7333° Lat, 22.7500° Lon | Map

Code

941

Time Zone

Europe/Athens (EEST, +0300)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1999. The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. and played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture. These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey , which have influenced European art and literature for more than three millennia.