The 'Palace of Nestor' is located in which Mycenaean city-state?
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Correct answer: Pylos in Messenia
The palace at Pylos is associated with the wise King Nestor from the Homeric epics. It is one of the best-preserved Mycenaean palaces and yielded a vast archive of Linear B tablets.
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