Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese,Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece. A very prosperous town in the ancient times, Mycenae Greece gave its name to an entire civilization, the Mycenaean civilization, that flourished from about 1,600 to 1,000 BC. Although this civilization was expanded in the entire country, the center and most powerful town was Mycenae, the kingdom of the legendary king Agamemnon, ruler of the Greeks in the Trojan War. The ancient town was surrounded by gigantic walls, while the most famous spot is the Lion Gate, the entrance to the town with two female stone lions above.