Saturday, October 3, 2015

Aerial View of Citadel

aerial view of Citadel, Tiryns, Greece
looking east  1400-1200BCE
hostile world for Mycenaens
protect king & families
easy to defend  narrow gates
entrance ramp weaken soldiers approaching
city "of the great walls"  
Cyclopean masonry
roughly cut stone blocks
later burned by invaders/internal warfare

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