A mysterious Mycenaean fortress in central Greece - Gla

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Gla was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean civilization, located in Boeotia, mainland Greece. The site is located on a limestone outcrop or hill that jutted into Lake Kopais (now drained) or formed an island within it. The flat-topped outcrop rises up to 38m above the surrounding area. The ancient name of the site is unknown, it is unclear whether it is one of the Boeotian places named by Homer (some scholars suggest that Gla is Homer's Arne). The walls surrounding Gla were about 3 m thick, and 2.8 km long, enclosing about 235,000 square meters of land. These massive walls were made from Cyclopean masonry. It had four gates, an unusually high number for a Mycenaean fortification, in the north, west, south, and southeast. Elaborately built ramps led to the gates. The fortification can be dated circa 1300 BC. Of all the space that is enclosed within the walls of Gla, there are very few permanent structures. Lake Kopais, the largest lake in southern Greece, had been drained by a system of dams and canals (one of the most astonishing achievements of prehistoric engineering) at about the same time as the erection of Gla, producing a large fertile plain. The drainage system collapsed from destruction or neglect at or after the end of Mycenaean Civilization. In Classical Antiquity, the lake existed again. It was drained a second time in the 19th century A.D.
Ο Γλα είναι Μυκηναϊκή ακρόπολη μιας άγνωστης πόλης των Μινύων του Ορχομενού. Η ακρόπολη του Γλα είναι η μεγαλύτερη σε έκταση οχυρωμένη μυκηναϊκή ακρόπολη της Ελλάδος, που έχει διατηρηθεί σήμερα. Βρίσκεται πάνω σε χαμηλό βράχο που εξέχει κατά 20 ως 40 μ., από την πεδιάδα. Η κατασκευή της ακρόπολης είχε γίνει με γιγαντιαίους ογκόλιθους, στα πρότυπα των υπολοίπων κυκλώπειων μυκηναϊκών κατασκευών. Το μήκος της περιμέτρου του τείχους είναι 2,8 χιλιόμετρα, το δε πάχος 3 μέτρα. Η οχυρωμένη έκταση καλύπτει επιφάνεια 200 στρεμμάτων. Δεν είναι γνωστό σήμερα πως ονομαζόταν αυτή η οχυρωμένη τοποθεσία στην αρχαιότητα. Κάποιοι μελετητές θεωρούν ότι ο Γλα είναι η Άρνη του Ομήρου. Η ακρόπολη χτίστηκε γύρω στο 1.300 π.Χ. μετά την αποξήρανση της Κωπαΐδας. Πριν την αποξήρανση της λίμνης η τοποθεσία της ακρόπολης ήταν νησί. Η οχυρωμένη αυτή θέση είχε την δυνατότητα να ελέγχει τη βορειοανατολική πλευρά της Κωπαΐδας, αλλά και τα αποστραγγιστικά έργα που είχαν πραγματοποιήσει στην περιοχή οι Μινύες και ήταν ζωτικής σημασίας για την ευημερία τους. Η ακρόπολη καταστράφηκε γύρω στο 1.200 π.Χ. και δεν ξαναλειτούργησε. Τα επόμενα χρόνια ακολούθησε η καταστροφή των αποξηραντικών και εγγειοβελτιωτικών έργων της Μυκηναϊκής περιόδου και η περιοχή του Γλα πλημμύρισε πάλι.
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👍Must have been pretty stout for the times. Great tour and
thanks for taking us along. Enjoyed the choice of music as well. -Henry

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Lovely roadtrip perfect weather thanks for taking us along

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Amazing trip, thanks for taking us along for the ride, Takis…

FranciscaRigaud
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Wonderful journey and excellent production!
Have a nice weekend. With best wishes.

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What a lovely place to visit! Awesome footage of it! 👍👍😎 ~Maverick

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Πολύ όμορφο Τάκη !!!! καλό Σ/Κ με υγεία.

takis
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Nice view my friend.. so interesting place. Big like.👍

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Hi Takis, I am an America educated Korea who loves Greece. I visited when I was 13. Now I am 54. Watching your video, it felt really wonderful as I imagined myself in a car seeing the beautiful Greek highway and countryside around me. Thank you and yamas!

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Άλλη μια υπέροχη ιστορική ξενάγηση φίλε μου ωραία και διαδρομή !!! Καλο Π.Σ.Κ !!!

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Thanx for share ...Have a nice and healthy weekend

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Loved going along on this journey with in....

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Beautiful video!
Have a nice week end,
Cristina

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My friend Takis, this is so very nice video ..
Amazing music..Thanks...greetings from my heart...
Stay safe....-:)) Lolo

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beautiful view and nice drive.. very informative video

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Wow that is so cool, I had no idea of this and thank you for sharing footage! Sending blessings to you for happiness, health and success! FULL WATCH! 💠🙏

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I’ve been wanting to visit Gla since I caught a glimpse of it from the main highway almost 30 years ago. Thanks for the virtual visit!

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Hello, my dear Takis! Thanks so much to let me discover this wonderful place with a so ancient history...Really fascinating! The views are incredibly amazing. Un luogo davvero suggestivo con vedute meravigliose. Tanto antico eppure ancora così vivo e presente. La forza della storia!Magica, spettacolare Grecia.... Grazie come sempre anche delle info in descrizione. Utilissime! Un abbraccio e abbiti cura, mio prezioso Amico! Renata

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Neat find! Very ancient looking structure there. I love exploring things that have such a rich history like that! :)

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Enhorabuena!!, fantastico trabajo con tus videoSs Saludos!

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*_Very nice drive trip! I enjoyed the video. Thank you for taking me along. I presume inside isn't much to see or is not allowed to enter. 👍. Warm greetings!_*

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