Mycenae Map
Approaching Mycenae, foundations of a Bronze Age bridge lie in the valley (right). Soon shaft graves can be seen cut into the rock (left). Before the main car park, …
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The Foundation of Mycenae
The spilling of kindred blood flows back through Mycenae’s past to its foundation. When Perseus accidentally killed his grandfather King Acrisius of Argos, he was loath to claim the …