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The excavated palace near Pylos
The excavated palace near Pylos
To determine whether the estate could have been built on the foundations of Odysseus' palace, we decided to inspect similar palaces in Greece, of which there are three known examples dating from the same era: Tiryns, Mycenae and Pylos.
All three have been built around the megaron, with the hearth/fire in its centre and four surrounding wooden columns to support the roof. The entrance building of the megaron has been divided in a closed vestibule and an open portico leading to the courtyard.
The sizes of the megarons in each palace are quite similar, Mycenae: 13 metres by 11; Pylos: 13 by 11; Tiryns: 12 by 10; and now Ithaca/Lefkas: approximately 12 metres by 12. The size of our megaron has similar dimensions! But what about the other rooms?