The Mycenaeans: Lords of the Bronze Age
Before classical Athens and Sparta, Greece was home to a powerful Bronze Age civilization: the Mycenaeans.
In this episode of Before the Cross, we explore the fortified palaces, warrior aristocracy, and complex society of Mycenaean Greece.
Discover the mighty walls of Mycenae, the palace kingdoms of Pylos and Tiryns, and the remarkable Linear B tablets that preserve the earliest known written form of Greek.
We'll explore the lives of ordinary people, the influence of Minoan Crete, religious traditions, and the Mediterranean trade networks that connected Mycenaean Greece to a much wider world…
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