The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four metres of water just off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece. The ruins date from at least 2800 BC through to intact buildings, courtyards, streets, chamber tombs and some thirty-seven cist graves which are thought to belong to the Mycenaean period (c.1680-1180 BC). This Bronze Age phase of Greece provides the historical setting for much Ancient Greek literature and myth, including Homer's Age of HeroesIf I had a Time Machine, Bronze Age Greece would be a mandatory stop. Plus a quick visit to Thermopylae to see King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans (plus the Athenians he had) kick Xerxes' Persian butt for two days (day 3 wasn't too good).
The 300 Spartans were there along with 700 Thespians. :’) My time travel stops in classical Greece would include the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Leuktra. For Mycenaean Greece I’d check out the heyday of the massive lake-drying project at Gla, and of course the Trojan War. (’: