Greetings History-Lovers!
After a bit of a summer break, we’re back on the blog, and today we’ve got something exciting for you – a video premiere!
Some of you may have noticed on our social media accounts that we were fortunate enough to go back to Greece this summer. Amidst the pleasant chaos of visiting with family and friends we had not seen in over three years, we did manage to squeeze in a visit to a particularly wonderful archaeological site: Tiryns.
It had been about twenty years since the last time we visited this Mycenaean fortress of myth and legend, and so, armed with some new camera equipment (much gratitude to our Patreon patrons!), we were able to film a short tour of the citadel of ancient Tiryns!
We’re very excited to share this video with you.
It was wonderful to go back to this archaeological site, even on a day where it was 45 degrees celsius and the cicadas were so loud it was almost deafening!
Having already seen this site, we found that it was just as magical and awe-inspiring now as it was twenty years ago with the dry heat, the golden stones of the cyclopean walls, and the brilliant turquoise expanse of the Gulf of Argos before the distant mountains of the Peloponnese.
It was also good to see that the restoration work has come a very long way, allowing us access to areas we could not see previously, though the famed ‘East Galleria’ was sadly closed to our cameras.
The East Galleria
For those who would like to learn all about the history and mythology of Tiryns, be sure to check out our previous blog post Tiryns: Mycenaean Stronghold and Place of Legend.
It is also worth noting that Tiryns is also one of the major settings in Book 4 of the Mythologia series, The Reluctant Hero: The Story of Bellerophon and the Chimera, which you can check out HERE.
And so, without further ado, Eagles and Dragons Publishing presents our newest mini documentary The Ancient Citadel of Tiryns: A Short Tour.
We hope you enjoy it!
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Thank you for reading, and thank you for watching.
Hi Adam, thank you for this most interesting video of Tiryns. If I had known you were in Greece we would have enjoyed meeting up with you and family, that’s if you were visiting Crete of course. Most of the archaeological sites are very impressive and my favourite one is Delphi. Looking forward to your next book. Were you in Greece during the heatwave which is still ongoing .If so I hope you managed to keep cool. Good luck with you future videos. Rita.
Cheers, Rita! Glad you enjoyed the video! We did not visit Greece this time. We usually tend to spend most of our time in Argolida, but Crete is on the list! It was pretty hot when we were there, so I think we caught part of the heat wave. At Tiryns, it was 45 degrees! Now that WAS hot! More videos are coming, and Delphi is certainly going to be one of them the next time I go. Hope you enjoy the rest of the summer Rita! As ever, thank you for your kind words.
I’m amazed at the extensive size of the Site. Great tour of the site and excellent camera work. Bravo!
Glad you liked the video! 🙂