Mycenae

[ mahy-see-nee ]

/ maɪˈsi ni /

an ancient city in S Greece, in Argolis: important ruins.

Example sentences from the Web for mycenae

His wife Arope was seduced by Thyestes, who was driven from Mycenae.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 |Various
He orders the doors to be thrown open, that all Argos and Mycenae may see the remains of his sole rival for the throne.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
If Greek was the language spoken at Cnossus and Mycenae, how is it that all attempts to decipher the script have hitherto failed?

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 |Various
Its three principal cities were Argos, Mycenae, and Epidaurus.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He even identified the shaft-graves of Mycenae with the tombs of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 |Various

Mycenae

/ (maɪˈsiːniː) /

an ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos