The encyclopedia of ancient history. - [Online ed.]
ISBN (electronic)
9781444338386
Publisher
Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell
Organisations
Other - Universiteitsbibliotheek
Abstract
Peristeria in Messenia is the site of an important Middle Helladic and early Mycenaean settlement, which probably served as the seat of a local ruler. Three early Mycenaean tholos tombs attest to the importance of the site. Peristeria was eclipsed by the nearby centre at Mouriathada in the thirteenth century BCE, possibly as the result of a (Pylian) palatial intervention in the area. It might be identified with a-te-re-wi-ja on various tablets from Pylos.