Mycenae
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- proper noun
- /maɪˈsiːni/
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Micenas
- Ever since Heinrich Schliemann began digging at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae in 1876, generations of archaeologists have worked to uncover the spectacular remains of a Bronze Age superpower that gave its name to a whole civilization.
Examples
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But one energetic young scholar is turning away from the kings and focusing on the regular people of ancient Mycenae.
Academic text (2008) -
Furthermore, he shall from this day forward be my own son... and heir to the throne of Mycenae.
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You find Egyptian things in Mycenae and vice versa.
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It's in Elizabeth French's book on Mycenae somewhere.
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His own cousin, the King of Mycenae, sent him on these impossible labors.
Fiction book (1996) -
At Mycenae, archaeologists have found no trace of an extensive archive.
Academic text (2008) -
Someday we will find the Linear B tablets from Mycenae to break the loud silence of the archaeological record.
Academic text (2008) -
If he succeeds, questions about Mycenae and other palace sites thought to be similar in sociopolitical organization can be addressed for the first time.
Academic text (2008) -
Not surprisingly, archaeologists have focused their efforts on uncovering evidence of the elite society ruled by kings, including Agamemnon at Mycenae and Nestor at Pylos.
Academic text (2008) -
Mycenae was a significant center of Mycenaean civilization in ancient Greece.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mycenae comes from the ancient Greek name Mykēnē, but people are not sure exactly why it was called that. One popular story says Mykēnē came from a Greek word for 'mussel' because the rocky fortress looked like a shell, and that image helps explain why the name belongs to the famous old city with its palace and tombs.