The Greek Dark Age: A Civilization Rebuilds

Before the Cross · Oct 29, 2026 · 52m

After the collapse of the great Mycenaean palaces around 1200 BC, Greece entered a period often called the Greek Dark Age.

But was it really an age of darkness?

In Episode 3 of Before the Cross: The History of the World That Made Christianity, we explore how Greek communities survived the collapse of palace government and gradually built a new civilization.

We'll discover what happened to Linear B writing, examine the rise of ironworking and renewed Mediterranean trade, explore the oral traditions that eventually shaped Homer's great epics, and follow the development of the Greek alphabet and…