Wanax 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.

November 26, 2019

By ANE Today Editor

Aegean Bronze Age

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

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