Tiryns
ancient city and archaeological site
Tiryns (Ancient Greek: ἡ Τίρυνς)[1][2] was an ancient Greek acropolis (city). The remains are in the Peloponnese, a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, near to Nauplion. Heinrich Schliemann excavated Tiryns in 1885 and 1886. Tiryns is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[3] listed with Mycenae.
References
change- ↑ Morwood, James (2002). Morwood, James; Taylor, John (eds.). Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 9780198605126.
- ↑ "Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary". p. 1028. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ "Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns". UNESCO. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
Other websites
change- "Tiryns: Description". Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- "The Tiryns Acropolis". Ancient Greek Thesaurus. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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