Mycenae Tag

Model of the citadel of Mycenae, National Museum of Archaeology in Athens. The circuit walls are mostly of 13th century BC date, as is the Lion Gate. Grave Circle A (number 2 on the model), where the Shaft Graves were cut, was only included within the citadel walls during this last phase of expansion, possibly in an attempt to bolster dynastic claims. Photo by George E. Koronaios, CC By-SA 4.0.

Empires like the Egyptians, Hittites, and Babylonians dominated the Late Bronze Age. But what was happening to the west?

Minoan style gold ring from Mycenae. CMS I. 17. Image courtesy of the author.

June 3, 2019

By ANE Today Editor

Trees and Power in Aegean Art

Every society has symbols of leadership, and in a surprising number of Mediterranean and Near Eastern societies these are trees. A look at tiny examples of Aegean art gives some hi

Mycenae Tag

A Great King and a Wanax? The Politics of Mycenaean Greece

Trees and Power in Aegean Art