Mycenae : a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns (1878)
Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 · New York, Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 124
e other, which is close tothe Lions Gate, appears to have been entirely under ground,and was therefore unknown in historical times; the upperpart of its dome has fallen in, but I have not been able toascertain whether, as some of the inhabitants of the Argolidaffirm, this has occurred accidentally,… … 1876.] THE TREASURY OF ATREUS. 43 vented by the outbreak of the Greek revolution from pro-ceeding much further. The Treasury of Atreus, which is about 400 yardsfurther south, was entirely subterranean, being constructedunder the eastern slope of the ridge which traverses thecity, and towards the…