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How Did the Mycenaean Palaces Actually Work? - Linear B and the Mycenaean Administrative System | Sleepy Facts About History
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The Lion Gate of Mycenae still stands, inviting us to picture a kingdom of warrior kings much like the world Homer later described. But the archaeological and administrative evidence reveals something quite different. Instead of a unified realm ruled by heroic aristocrats, the Mycenaean world was a network of independent, competitive regional states. These palaces functioned not merely as royal residences, but as sophisticated bureaucratic hubs that tracked wool rations, bronze…
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