Tomb of Clytemnestra

Tomb of Clytemnestra
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The Tomb of Clytemnestra is a Mycenaean tholos (beehive) tomb constructed around 1250 BC in the Argolid region of Greece[1]. Its monumental façade features carved stone lintels and semi-columns that influenced later Greek and Roman architecture[1]. Alongside the Treasury of Atreus, it ranks as one of the most impressive examples of Mycenaean funerary architecture from the Late Bronze Age[1]. The tomb is named after Clytemnestra, wife of legendary King Agamemnon, though archaeological evidence does not confirm a specific royal burial[1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryGreece
Coordinates37.7309° N, 22.7551° E

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