Just as in the poems, this was a world of rich warrior kings and massive fortifications, with Mycenae in the Peloponnese the most prominent. The Cyclopean walls of Mycenae and the nearby Treasury ...

The precise type of stone used has not been found anywhere else in the palace of Mycenae, although a similar material was used extensively in the citadel's massive defensive walls and in the ...

Over the past 16 years, the work at Iklaina represents the most comprehensive excavation of a Mycenaean regional capital. Excavations conducted on and around the Cyclopean terrace revealed an ...

Tiryns was one of the great Mycenaean cities. Atop a limestone hill, the city-state's king built a palace with walls so thick they were called Cyclopean, because only the one-eyed monster could ...