Tiryns

American  

[tir-inz] / ˈtɪr ɪnz /

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, in Peloponnesus: destroyed in 486 b.c. by the Argives; excavated ruins include Cyclopean walls forming part of a great fortress.

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Example Sentences

In the century and a half since Schliemann’s great discoveries, the excavation of other Mycenaean palatial sites — including Tiryns, Gla and Pylos — continued to expand the contemporary understanding of the Bronze Age world.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

That’s unlike the looser sprawl seen in the famous contemporary citadels of Mycenae and Tiryns, each a fraction of Glas’ size but much greater in importance and power.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2019

Their descendants, a century or so later, built the great palaces at Pylos, Mycenae and Tiryns, places mentioned by Homer.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017

Strong rulers controlled the areas around other Mycenaean cities, such as Tiryns and Athens.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Near the theatre there is a remnant of Cyclopean building, apparently the angle of a wall, made of huge uncut blocks, like those at Tiryns.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.