6000 years of Hellenic History-Mycenae Mystery Cache

With these caches we're going to travel into the myths and the history of Greece that has begin 6000 years ago.

Spots.

1. Cycladic civilization: prehistoric Greece
2. Minoan Civilization
3. Mycenaean civilization
4. Ancient Greece
5. Hellenistic Greece
6. Roman Period
7. Byzantine Period
8. Greek War of Independence
9. The modern Greek state

Mycenae

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About the place : Six miles north-east of Argos, on a hill, lay the "rich in gold" ancient city of Mykenae (Mycenae). Founded by the hero Perseus and becoming favorite residence of Pelops and his descendants, it became the most important city of Greece at the times of the king Agamemnon. Master seafarers, they traded in the whole eastern Mediterranean sea, until the 12th century.
In 1375 BC, they invaded Crete and conquered the Minoans, who had influenced them in the art, from as early as the 16th century BC. The Mykenaean people build cyclopean structures, but at the same time they created the finest works of art.These were the heroic and adventurous people of the Iliad, the romantic poet warriors, the purest and best of Hellenes.

Cache Details : The cache is near the Parking area of the archaeological place of Mykines.

The cache is a Tupperware box wrapped in a plastic bag and initially contain:

• declaration in English and Greek
• a logbook and pencil
• Some items for trading