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Mycenae: The Lion Gate

PK	C6567
TITLE	Mycenae: The Lion Gate
WGS84	37.730801° N, 22.756491° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	37.730801, 22.756491
LON/LAT	22.756491, 37.730801

DMS

37° 43' 50.8836" N

22° 45' 23.3676" E

W3W	nasally, legislated, seats
UTM	34 S, 654783, 4177400
EGSA87	390274, 4176388

Elevation m	246
Elevation feet	807.1
Region	Argolid

GENERAL SITE TYPE Gate

TYPE

1.    Gate.   Iakovidis et al. [2003], 11    'At the far end of this narrow space, ..., stands the gate, consisting of four single blocks of conglomerate.'
2.    Gate.   Wace et al. [1923], 9    'The ancient approach to the Lion Gate ... probably began at the north-west angle of the circuit wall, and thence gradually ascended to the gate itself.'
3.    Portal.   French [2013], 77    'The Lion Gate ... was built ... as a new main entrance to the citadel.'
4.    Portal.   Mylonas [1993], 18    'The main entrance to the citadel is a truly megalithic monument.'
5.    Portal.   French [2011], 30    'The Lion Gate ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Wace et al. [1923]: 13, 'The evidence we have obtained shews that the walls of Mycenae are not earlier than L.H. III.'

2. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 11, ' ... was built during the 13th century BC.'
    b.    French [2011]: 30, 'i. The Lion Gate (with the small structure to the W), ... '

3. LH IIIB1: (1320 BC - 1250 BC)
    a.    French [2013]: 77, 'The Lion Gate ... was built about the middle of the thirteenth century BC as a new main entrance to the citadel.'
    b.    Mylonas [1993]: 20, 'The date of the Lion Gate, ca. 1250 B.C., ... '

4. LH IIIB2: (1250 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    French [2013]: 77, 'The Lion Gate ... was built about the middle of the thirteenth century BC as a new main entrance to the citadel.'
    b.    Mylonas [1993]: 20, 'The date of the Lion Gate, ca. 1250 B.C., ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. French [2013]: French, Elizabeth. Mycenae; Agamemnon’s Capital. The History Press, Gloucester, UK. 2002, reprinted 2013., '', pg. 56.

2. French [2011]: French, Elizabeth B.. Well Built Mycenae; The Helleno-British Excavations Within the Citadel at Mycenae, 1959-1969. Fascicule 16/17. The Post-Palatial Levels. Oxbow Books, Oxford and Oakville, 2011., 'Suggested Interpretation', pg. 30.

3. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'The Lion Gate', pg. 11.

4. Mylonas [1993]: Mylonas, George E.. Mycenae; A Guide to its Ruins and its History. Ekdotike Athenon S.A., Athens 1993., 'The Lion Gate', pg. 18.

5. Wace et al. [1923]: Wace, A.J.B., and W.A. Heurtley, Winifred Lamb, Leicester B. Holland, C.A. Boethius. ‘The Report of the School Excavations at Mycenae, 1921-1923 [corrected title: The Report of the School Excavations at Mycenae, 1920-1923]’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (25) 1 - 434. (1921/1922 - 1922/1923), '1. The Lion Gate', pg. 9. Online here.