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Tiryns (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 48 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was important prehistoric city, thought to be home of original Greek-speaking people; is prominent in Greek legend, including stories of Perseus and Hercules; thrived ca. 1600 BCE-1100 BCE; was center of Mycenaean culture; destroyed in ca. 470 BCE by Argos. |
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| Tiryns (preferred,C,V,LC,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Tíryns (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Tírins (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Tíryntha (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Tirintha (H,V)
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Argolís (regional division) (P) |
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Tiryns (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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inhabited from 3rd millennium BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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large-scale excavations began in 1884 |
| ancient site (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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Tírins .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Ellás, Pelopónnisos region, Argolís regional division) [7902213] |
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