Peloponnese
Argolis
Argos-Mykines

Treasury of Atreus

The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb constructed between 1300 and 1250 BCE in , . It is the largest and most elaborate tholos tomb known to have been constructed in the Aegean Bronze Age, and one of the last to have been built in the Argolid.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: ‘tholos’ tomb located on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, that dates ca.1250 BC
  • Also known as: “Archaeological Site Tomb Agamemnon”, “Tomb of Agamemnon”, and “Τάφος του Αγαμέμνωνα”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mycenae and Lion Gate.

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is a town in the , . It's home to the ancient Acropolis of , listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is one of Greece's most renowned archaeological sites, dating to the 2nd millennium BC.

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The is the popular modern name for the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of in Southern Greece. It was erected during the thirteenth century BC, around 1250 BC, in the northwestern side of the acropolis. is situated 500 metres northeast of Treasury of Atreus.

Museum
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is situated 610 metres northeast of Treasury of Atreus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mykines and Monastiraki.

Village
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is a village.

Village
is a village in prefecture, built on the foot of mount Evia, between two low hills. It is located adjacent to and the , with a view of the entire Argolic plain.

Village
is a town and a former municipality in , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 6 km southwest of Treasury of Atreus.

Treasury of Atreus

Latitude
37.72688° or 37° 43′ 37″ north
Longitude
22.75374° or 22° 45′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G94PQG3+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 351691460
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q1262524
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Treasury of Atreus” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Atreoren altxorra”
  • Belarusian: “Скарбніца Атрэя”
  • Bulgarian: “Съкровищницата на Атрей”
  • Catalan: “Tresor d’Atreu”
  • Chinese: “阿特柔斯寶庫”
  • Croatian: “Atrejeva riznica”
  • Czech: “Agamemnonova hrobka”
  • Czech: “Átreova hrobka”
  • Czech: “Atreova pokladnice”
  • Czech: “Átreova pokladnice”
  • Czech: “pokladnice krále Atrea”
  • Danish: “Atreus‘ skatkammer”
  • Danish: “Atreus‘ Skatkammer”
  • Dutch: “Schatkamer van Atreus”
  • Esperanto: “Tombo de Agamemnono”
  • Esperanto: “Trezorejo de Atreo”
  • Finnish: “Atreuksen aarrekammio”
  • French: “Tombe d’Agamemnon”
  • French: “Trésor d’Atrée”
  • German: “Schatzhaus des Atreus”
  • Greek: “Θησαυρός του Ατρέα”
  • Greek: “Θησαυρός του Ατρέος”
  • Greek: “Θολωτός τάφος του Ατρέως”
  • Greek: “Τάφος του Αγαμέμνονα”
  • Greek: “Τάφος του Ατρέα”
  • Hebrew: “בית האוצר של אטראוס”
  • Hungarian: “Atreusz kincsesháza”
  • Italian: “Tesoro d’Atreo”
  • Italian: “Tesoro di Atreo”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Agamennone”
  • Japanese: “アガメムノンの墓”
  • Japanese: “アトレウスの宝庫”
  • Persian: “گنجینه آترئوس”
  • Polish: “Grobowiec Agamemnona”
  • Polish: “Skarbiec Arteusza”
  • Polish: “Skarbiec Atreusza”
  • Portuguese: “Tesouro de Atreu”
  • Russian: “Гробница Атрея”
  • Russian: “Сокровище Атрея”
  • Russian: “Сокровищница Атрея”
  • Serbian: “Atrejeva riznica”
  • Serbian: “Атрејева ризница”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atrejeva grobnica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Atrejeva riznica”
  • Sinhala: “ඒට්‍රියස් භාණ්ඩාගාරය”
  • Slovenian: “Atrejeva zakladnica”
  • Spanish: “Tesoro de Atreo”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Agamenon”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Agamenón”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Atreo”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниця Агамемнона”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниця Атрея”
  • Ukrainian: “Скарбниця Атрея”

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