- The Treasury of Atreus is located to the west side of the modern road leading to the citadel, approximately 500 m south-southwest of the Lion Gate.[73].
- The Treasury of Atreus – also known as the Tomb of Agamemnon – is the largest and most impressive of the nine tholos tombs at Mycenae.
- The Treasury of Atreus is located very close to the archaeological site of the ruins of Mycenae. The visit to the Treasury of Atreus does not take long.
- The name ‘Treasury of Atreus’ is a misnomer, as there is no concrete evidence linking the tomb to the legendary king Atreus.
- The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tomb at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC.
- As Treasury of Atreus (Greek θησαυρός του Ατρέα ) is now called the grandest obtained in royal tombs of Mycenae.
- Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Treasury of Atreus". ... 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treasury-of-Atreus.
- Constructed around 1250 BC, the Treasury of Atreus is believed to serve as a beehive or tholos tomb, a signature burial structure of the Mycenaean civilization.
- The Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E. ... North Africa — there is in a hill, an enormous tomb, which is sometimes known as the “Treasury of Atreus.”
- The Treasury of Atreus is actually a tomb: a vaulted tomb built of stone, as we usually find in Peloponnese. [RELATED-TOUR].
