Mycenae

Rank: Top 1000

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Greece

Best of: Archaeological Site, Ruins, Ancient, Greek, Town

The archaeological sites of Mycenae are the imposing ruins of the greatest city of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. and played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture. This city is indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey , which have influenced European art and literature for more than three millennia. [More Details]