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

Thus, he says that no pair of mules could stir from its place the smallest of the blocks in the walls of Tiryns.

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