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Page 112
... Mycenae and elsewhere on the mainland and were called Cyclo- pean because , according to Greek tradition , the Cyclopes had built them . Apart from these Cyclopean walls , vir- tually nothing was known about the Aegean Bronze Age before ...
... Mycenae and elsewhere on the mainland and were called Cyclo- pean because , according to Greek tradition , the Cyclopes had built them . Apart from these Cyclopean walls , vir- tually nothing was known about the Aegean Bronze Age before ...
Page 116
... Mycenae daggers look Cretan . Whereas other daggers , however , and some metal cups with inlaid de- signs of this kind have been found on the mainland , none has yet been recovered in Crete . But many of the trea- sures from the shaft ...
... Mycenae daggers look Cretan . Whereas other daggers , however , and some metal cups with inlaid de- signs of this kind have been found on the mainland , none has yet been recovered in Crete . But many of the trea- sures from the shaft ...
Page 121
... Mycenae , Tiryns , and Pylos . In the 13th century massive defense walls were built at many of these mainland cen- tres , including Mycenae and Tiryns and Athens , where the acropolis was fortified . At Athens and Mycenae un- derground ...
... Mycenae , Tiryns , and Pylos . In the 13th century massive defense walls were built at many of these mainland cen- tres , including Mycenae and Tiryns and Athens , where the acropolis was fortified . At Athens and Mycenae un- derground ...
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