Ruins of the city of Tiryns
Tiryns, Ruins of TirynsGreece, Peloponnese
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Ruins of the city of Tiryns
Tiryns, Ruins of TirynsGreece, Peloponnese
Tiryns is an ancient city in the Argolis, a fortified settlement on a hill that has existed since the beginning of the Bronze Age. It flourished between 1400 and 1200 BC. e. Notable for the palace, cyclopean tunnels, walls, for which Homer called "strong-walled Tiryns"; associated with the cycle of myths about Hercules, according to some sources - his homeland. In 468 BC e. destroyed by the Argives. The acropolis has been preserved 1.5-2 km from Nafplion, the excavations were carried out by Schliemann in 1884, the description was published in 1886.
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