- Treasury of Atreus is a mausoleum / tomb, corbel vault and underground structure that was built from -1300 until -1250.
- Virtually within spitting distance of the fortified citadel of Mycenae is a large, underground tomb that carries the misleading name “Treasury of Atreus”.
- It had already been looted and partly buried, when Pausanias visited it in the 2nd century AD. He listed it as “treasury of Atreus”, namely vault, as locals called it.
- As Treasury of Atreus (Greek θησαυρός του Ατρέα ) is now called the grandest obtained in royal tombs of Mycenae.
- Heinrich Schliemann dubbed it the Treasury of Atreus, most likely without any scientific evidence but because of a "romantic intuition".
- There are nine tholoi at Mycenae. The best preserved, mistakenly named The "Treasury of Atreus", is a huge circular chamber built of finely cut rectangular stones.
- 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 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.
- The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large "tholos" tomb on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250...
- 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.