The treasury of Atreus or the Tomb of Atreus ( Greek θησαυρός του Ατρέα), the outdated name is the Tomb of Agamemnon is the conventional name for the large undermined hive-type tomb (" tholos ") in Mycenae on the hill of Panagitsa, built around 1250 BC. e.
| tolos | |
| Treasure of Atreus | |
|---|---|
| Treasure of atreus | |
 Entrance to the Tomb of Atreus | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Location | Mycenae |
| Building | OK. 1250 BC e. |
Content
Purpose
Probably, the remains of the ruler who completed the construction of the Mycenaean fortress, or one of his successors, were stored in the tomb. The shape of the tomb resembles the shape of other thickets of the eastern Mediterranean, found, among other things, in the vicinity of Mycenae, but by its monumentality and grandeur is one of the most important monuments of Mycenaean civilization .
History
The period during which the tomb was used is unknown; it is mentioned in Pausanias . In 1879, Heinrich Schliemann investigated this tomb along with other burials of the Mycenaean Acropolis.
Design Description
The entrance to the cell went through an inclined corridor- dromos 36 meters long. The stone lintel above the entrance weighs 120 tons. The chamber of the tomb was a round room with a dome constructed by the method of false (step) arch. During construction, dry masonry was used . The internal height is 13.5 m and the diameter is 14.5 m [1] . A short corridor led from the tolos to the side chamber, which was almost cubic in shape. In size, the tomb was the largest domed structure of its time until the construction of the Temple of Mercury in the Bayes and the Roman Pantheon .
Notes
- ↑ Structurae.de: Treasury of Atreus