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Mycenaean
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My·ce·nae·an also My·ce·ne·an  (ms-nn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Mycenae or its inhabitants.
2. Of, relating to, or being the Aegean civilization that spread its influence from Mycenae to many parts of the Mediterranean region from about 1580 to 1120 b.c.
3. Of, relating to, or being the archaic dialect of Greek written in the Linear B script.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Mycenae.
2. Mycenaean Greek.
Mycenaean [ˌmaɪsɪˈniːən]
adj
1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Aegean civilization of Mycenae (1400 to 1100bc)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Mycenaean - of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants; "Mycenaean bronzes"
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Among the events are the founding of Troy, the adoption of the Minoan palace system from Crete, the circle of graves, the Trojan War, and the epics and legends the Mycenaeans have inspired over the subsequent millennia.
The Mycenaeans by Reference & Research Book News
And while the once dramatic decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris, which proved the Mycenaeans were Greek-speakers, did not quite bring to life with any detail Mycenaean lords with Homeric names like Odysseus and Ajax as much as pedestrian palatial inventories of sheep and wine.
Homer & history by Hanson, Victor Davis / New Criterion
From earliest times, the island's fertility (and wine making) have been celebrated, and it bears traces of constant civilization from the times of the Mycenaeans (1300BC and earlier) through Classical and Hellenistic times and the successive empires of the Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans, all of which left traces above and below ground.
TAPESTRY WEAVING by The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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