Greek, the oldest written language still in use, has shaped culture, philosophy, and science for over 3,700 years.

Eventually, civilization in Europe was born ... They created powerful cities, impressive tombs, and beautiful art. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaean were a militaristic society surrounded by ...

The reopening comes with a major new show: The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece, the first major North ...

Advanced art (frescoes, pottery) and undeciphered scripts (Linear A, hieroglyphic). Possible matriarchal influences. c. 1700 BCE–c. 1100 BCE: Mycenaean Civilization dominates mainland Greece.

Some figures carrying swords in Mycenaean art could be women, and have a ritual character. Crater from Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. Credit: Peter M. Fischer and Teresa Bürge / N. Antognelli Michel A ...

From the 15th to the 12th Century BCE, Greece’s Mycenaean civilization played a major ... These stories have influenced literature and art in Europe for more than 3,000 years, but scientists ...

Excavations in the Peloponnesian village of Iklaina are yielding rich insights into the lives of the Mycenaean civilization’s general population. An archaeologist carefully uncovers a pottery ...

A recent archaeological study has shed new light on the social structure of ancient Mycenaean communities, suggesting that these societies were less elitist and more egalitarian than previously ...

“The Mycenaeans were an ancient Greek civilization that flourished during ... warriors were prominently featured in the Mycenaean art with numerous depictions showing their helmets, swords ...

After months of recovery from the Palisades Fire, the Getty Villa reopens June 27 with a new exhibition on Mycenaean Greece ...