Mycenae

A major Bronze Age citadel in the Argolid, northeastern Peloponnese, Greece, and the center of the Mycenaean civilization that dominated the eastern Mediterranean from 1600 to 1100 BC. At its peak (1400-1200 BC), it was a powerful palatial center controlling much of southern Greece. The site features the iconic Lion Gate, Cyclopean Walls built around 1250 BC, and the Treasury of Atreus, one of the largest Mycenaean vaulted tombs. Heinrich Schliemann's 1876 excavations uncovered Grave Circle A with its celebrated gold death masks. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 alongside nearby Tiryns.