OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 3
Revise: Key sitesThe palace occupied the summit on artificially levelled terraces supported by massive stone construction. Its main court and megaron formed its central ceremonial area. Workshops and storerooms, including buildings known as the Artists’ Quarters and House of Columns, occupied terraces towards the east.
- Revise: Palaces
The rectangular central hall of a Mycenaean palace, normally approached through a porch and vestibule and containing a central hearth and the ruler’s throne.
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
The principal hall of a Mycenaean palace, approached through a porch and vestibule and containing a central hearth.