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Editor says, what if the volcano on Thera didn't erupt? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the December 2011 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1200 B.C., on this day the Minoan invasion of the Peloponnese gained unstoppable momentum with the fall of the Mycenaean port city of Lefkandi.
Fall of LefkandiDuring the eight centuries since their migration from the Balkans, the insular Mycenaean civilization had grown up from a series of hillside villages to fortified city-states.
Meanwhile, the Minoans had nurtured a more expansive, outward-looking model. Small states had grown rich as a result of trading and their development was driven by superb craftsmen and sailors.
The future was theirs, and the great civilization that emerged face Eastwards, placing the Peloponnese at the epicentre of Middle World.
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Generals Source: Wikipedia Labels: Minoan, Mycenaean, Lefkandi, Peloponnese , Middle World. Editor says, in reality Minoan civilization was destabilized by the volcanic eruption on Thera thereafter the Mycenaeans invaded their home island of Crete.
~ But the Mycenaeans WERE Minoan -- it was the same civilization.
~ Weren't the Mycenaeans and Minoans both early kinds of Greeks? ISTR that they finally deciphered some of the Minoan writings, and surprise surprise, it was a really early kind of Greek.
~ While similar, they definitely had distinctive "accents" of architecture and culture. If the Minoans did set up a major empire, we'd have a marginally different set of mythology and literature. The question is, what about Troy? If the Minoans maintained peace so that Troy remained a prosperous trade city, there'd be no need for Aeneas to head toward Italy.
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