A fire that broke out near the Tomb of Agamemnon in the ancient site of Mycenae was brought under control before it caused any damage.
Visitors to the site had to be evacuated when the fire broke out near the bronze-age site at about 1.30pm on Sunday. Ekathemirini reported that up to 50 firefighters, four aircraft and two helicopters were brought in to fight the fire.
The wind blew the fire away from the archaeological site that includes the tomb of King Agamemnon who, according to Homer’s Illiad, commanded the Greek forces against the city of Troy in 1250 BC.
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The commander of the southern Peloponnese region’s fire brigade, Thanassis Koliviras told Athens News Agency that the fire had gone through “a section of the archaeological site and burnt some dry grass without menacing the museum”.
