View of narrow roadway South Gate South Gate as an example of a lentil which looks like a much later era Roman Arch
Foundation of Burial Temple uncovered by Schliemann in 19th c. after excavating Troy. Upon uncovering the tomb and finding large quantities of gold pounded into elaborate funerary masks, Schliemann cabled the King of Greece to report that he had looked upon the face of Agamemnon. The view from Agamemnon's bedroom, unrivaled anywhere by any remote contemporary, this structure was not merely a temple or monument, but the pinnacle of a governmental system. Looking through the since collapsed wall of the guest rooms to view the throne room at right and the royal chambers, with alter, at left. Guests would enter from the right. Regardless of the truth of the fable of Orestes fleeing south after committing matricide to avenge Clymestra's killing of his father, these steps lead down the south face from the royal chambers (at the top left) through narrow, easily defended lanes between large foundations (likely supporting large buildings) to the South Gate. View of narrow roadway
Subsequent excavation suggests the remains are too old to be the no longer mythical Agamemnon, whose remains were more likely reposed at the beehive domed Treasury of Atreas not quite visible in the distant background. Sheryl examines the ruins in the near background. Entry to Agamemnon's Family Burial Site, the Treasury of Atreas, with two beehive domes behind a stress relieving triangle above the entry lentil. Found a few hundred meters down road from ancient city. Returning to North Gate Lion Head lentil from opposite side, showing weight of structure and easy defense for weapons available long after Classical Greece. This structure had to impress a 14th c. B.C.E. visitor, with its concentric, thin, stone walls at the base of the city below the shops and homes and just inside the Lion's Gate.