- 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.
- As Treasury of Atreus (Greek θησαυρός του Ατρέα ) is now called the grandest obtained in royal tombs of Mycenae.
- Hidden within rolling mountainsides, the Treasury of Atreus (or Tomb of Agamemnon) is an impressive tholos tomb located on the Panagitsa Hill in Mycenae...
- Treasury of Atreus is a mausoleum / tomb, corbel vault and underground structure that was built from -1300 until -1250.
- 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.
- Although the word “treasury” often refers to a place where valuable are stored, the Treasury of Atreus was actually designed as a burial site...
- The Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E., roughly 13.5 x 14.5 meters, Mycenae, Greece Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.
- Heinrich Schliemann dubbed it the Treasury of Atreus, most likely without any scientific evidence but because of a "romantic intuition".
- The Treasury of Atreus, also known as the Tomb of Agamemnon, is the largest and the best preserved of the nine tholos found in Mycenae.
- The scale, the level of craftsmanship, and the display of architectural skill in the Treasury of Atreus has been studied and analyzed since it was discovered.