Tiryns
Tiryns (Ancient Greek: ἡ Τίρυνς)[1][2] was an ancient Greek acropolis (city). The remains are in the Peloponnese, a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, near to Nauplion. Heinrich Schliemann excavated Tiryns in 1885 and 1886. Tiryns is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[3] listed with Mycenae.
Tiryns Media
Plan of Tiryns excavations.
Tiryns, Greece. Photo of a tunnel in the castle.
References
- ↑ Morwood, James. Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary (2002)Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 9780198605126.
- ↑ Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary. p. 1028. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and TirynsUNESCO. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
Other websites
- Tiryns: Description (2007)Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- The Tiryns AcropolisAncient Greek Thesaurus. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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