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**Replica of ancient Mycenaean Greek bronze scale armor, circa 15th-14th century BC.⁣** ⁣ Undoubtedly the Late Helladic era (15th -11th century BC), well known as Mycenean period, is characterized as a vivid war-centric society. Warfare was a semantic element of the Achaeans especially till the middle of the 13th century BC when the geographical territories/boundaries of the several small Kingdom-states situated in South Greece were stabilized. The archaeological findings reveal that during the 15th century BC the military industry in Peloponnese was flourishing side by side with the growing commercial economy and complexity of the Mycenean society. Luxurious imported decorative goods from the Middle East, impressive tombs, palaces etc. prove that the society was in great motion driven by ambitious rulers. Armors, as valuable signs of military superiority and high ranking possessings became essential part of the everyday life of ruling elites.

Letoile Lost (1884). William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905).

Adoration of the Goddess Pallas Athena (1878). Louis Hector Leroux (French, 1829-1900).

The Letter (1879). Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890).

The Village Tailor (1894). Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831-1910).

Pariser Wochentag (Weekday in Paris) (1869). Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815-1905).

Blindekuh (Blindman's Buff) (1867). Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815-1905).

Vallinkoski (1872). Berndt Lindholm (Finnish, 1841-1914).

Broch of Gurness, Scotland. The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound. It is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of a later prehistoric settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.