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Mycenae begins roughly 900 years before Sparta.
Oldest
Mycenae
1750 BCE – 1100 BCE
Longest span
Sparta
900 BCE – 600 CE
Most popular
Mycenae
84 / 100
Distance apart
15 km
Between Mycenae and Tiryns (first two selected)
UNESCO World Heritage
- MycenaeListed
- TirynsListed
- Palace of NestorNot listed
- SpartaNot listed
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Mycenae Greece, Peloponnese |  Tiryns Greece |  Palace of Nestor Greece | Sparta Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 1750 BCE – 1100 BCE | 1400 BCE – 1100 BCE | 1300 BCE – 1180 BCE | 900 BCE – 600 CE |
| Province | Argolis | Greece | Greece | Greece |
| Region | Peloponnese | — | — | — |
| Popularity | 84 / 100 | 59 / 100 | 53 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
| Eras | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | Classical, Hellenistic, Roman |
| Civilizations | Mycenaean | Mycenaean | Mycenaean | Greek |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 3✓ 2? 2✗ | 2✓ 1? 0✗ | 2✓ 1? 1✗ | 2✓ 1? 0✗ |
| Wikipedia | 52.2K views/mo | 4.9K views/mo | 3.6K views/mo | 101.0K views/mo |