Storiascopio · Era 4 of 12 · primary year 4
The Lion Gate at Mycenae
about 1250 BC · Mycenae, Peloponnese (Greece)
In short
The main entrance to the citadel of Mycenae was a gate made of huge blocks, topped by a carving of two lions facing each other on either side of a column. The animals' heads, perhaps made separately, have been lost. The walls around it were so massive that later Greeks believed they had been built by the Cyclopes, one-eyed giants. It is the largest surviving sculpture from Bronze Age Greece.
Why it matters It made anyone arriving understand how powerful the kings of Mycenae were.
Source: UNESCO, “Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns”
Where we are in the era “Sea civilisations”
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about 2000 BCEvent 8 of 25about 500 BC
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/the-lion-gate-at-mycenae/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class