tholos tomb

The Tomb of Clytemnestra: Mycenae’s Second Great Tholos

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The Tomb of Clytemnestra: Mycenae's Second Great Tholos

The Tomb of Clytemnestra is a large Bronze Age tholos, or beehive tomb, standing at Mycenae near the Lion Gate and the grave circles below the citadel walls. It ranks second in size and grandeur only to the Treasury of Atreus. The chamber belongs to a ring of monumental tombs built for the rulers of … Read more

Treasury of Atreus: Mycenae’s Tomb of Agamemnon

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Treasury of Atreus: Mycenae's Tomb of Agamemnon

The Treasury of Atreus, also called the Tomb of Agamemnon, is a great Bronze Age tholos or beehive tomb at Mycenae in the Argolid, in the Peloponnese. Built in the Late Bronze Age, it is the largest and finest of the Mycenaean tholos tombs. A long open passage cut into the hillside leads to a … Read more