Mycenea and Argos

Mycenea and Argos 

We all have heard from Greek Mythology about Perseus, Hercules and legendary epics of Homer. After Schliemann’s’ excavations in troy and Peloponnesus, ancient Mycenae is located at northern Peloponnesus. Mycenae is famous from the Lions’ Gate. It is the homeland of the Mycenean kingdoms, and had a leading role in Homer’s Iliad. 

Mycenea was discovered from Heinrich Schliemann, an ancient Greece’s friend, about a century ago, an entrepreneur and archaeologist who made many excavations not only in Greece but also in modern Turkey, where Troy is. Today you can visit his house in Athens, where the Numismatic Museum is. 

Trojan War and Greece

The Trojan war is one of the most famous stories globally, kept in memory by the works of Homer, an epic poet who lived somewhere around Aegean. 

The area today has three Points of Interest. Mycenea and its tombs, the modern city of Napflio and Argos, one of the most ancient cities of Europe (with Athens).