Tiryns
ancient city and archaeological site in Argolis, Greece
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Summary
Tiryns is an archaeological site[1]. Tiryns ranks in the top 3% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,434 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nafplio Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Instance of: polis[5]
- Named after: Tiryns[6]
- Location: Tiryntha[7]
- Part of: Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns[8]
- Commons category: Tiryns[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Argolis[10]
- Official website: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh355.jsp?obj_id=2382[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tiryns[12]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Heritage designation: archaeological site in Greece[19], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20]
- Native label: Τίρυνθα[21], Τίρυνς[22]
- Time period: Bronze Age[23]
- Culture: Mycenaean Greece[24]
- Director of archaeological fieldwork: Heinrich Schliemann[25], Christos Tsountas[26]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Nafplion from Tiryns[27]
Why It Matters
Tiryns has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Tiryns is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]