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A Guide to a Minor Greek Ruin29 September 2011 This book is basically a tourist guide to an archaeological site located on the Peloponese in Greece (to the east of Argos). The content is quite interesting, but the problem is that it would be better to read this book before visiting the site rather than afterwards. When I went to the site it is clear it is not an incredibly popular site since there are no markings or signs explaining the parts of the ruins, so this book helps you to understand what you are looking at. Unfortunately I bought this book on my way out. Tiryns is a very old site, dating back to the Mycenean period (around 1000 BC). It is not a large site, like Mycenae, but as is typical of fortresses at the time: it is built atop a small hill (though this suggests that there may be older ruins underneath). The ruins consist of a lower section and an upper section, the upper section being the palace. It is suggested in this book that the lower section, not only being built later, probably housed the local population during times of war. I slightly disagree with this, suspecting that the lower section was probably inhabited anyway (and was also the marketplace). However it is clear from the ruins that the lower and upper sections are separated with limited access to the palace. This, I suspect, is in case the lower city is breached so as to allow the population to move higher up and, hopefully, continue defending the city (as well as to keep the plebs out of the palace during other times). It should be remembered that siege warfare was not highly developed back then (with the war in Troy, lasting 10 years, being the case in point). The book does go into the mythology surrounding Tiryns, though it was not as famous as some of the other centres (such as Mycenae). It is quite small (compared to Mycenae), though in those days to call it a city is a bit of a misnomer: it is more of a citadel. However, the speculation on the ruins is quite helpful, and for somebody wishing to travel to Greece, it can be quite interesting. As mentioned, Tiryns is not a popular site so do not expect tour guides swarming out the front, or buses regularly travelling there. When I visited Tiryns there was a man sitting in a booth, smoking a cigarette, and collecting the entrance fee. As for visitors, other than me there were probably two or three others. However, there is a really nice beach nearby, so if that is your thing then I would encourage you to go there (oh, and pick up a copy of the book as well).
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