The Mycenaean Greeks had a rich and powerful civilization which thrived in the Bronze Age. However, what was the extent of their trade relations around the Mediterranean? How far did they actually go, ...

The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations flourished on Crete and the Greek mainland during the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. Homer immortalized them in his two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

On the left, a Mycenaean fresco of two women on a chariot and, on the right, a Minoan fresco of a woman. Credit: Public Domain / Heraklion Archaeological Museum / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons The ...