Prehistoric city, northeastern Peloponnese , Greece.
A natural rock citadel, it was the legendary capital of Agamemnon . It flourished during the Bronze Age , building the distinctive Mycenaean civilization. It was at its height in the Aegean с 1400 BC and declined с 1100 BC with the invasion of the Dorian s from the north. Excavations at Mycenae began in 1840, but the most celebrated discoveries there were those by beehive tomb s and shaft graves.