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1600 BCE
1600 Emergence of the Mycenaean civilization in mainland Greece during the Late Bronze Age.
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1500 BCE
1500 Expansion of Mycenaean influence across the Aegean, including Crete and the islands.
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1400 BCE
1400 Establishment of major centers such as Mycenae, Tiryns, and Pylos, with the construction of palatial complexes.
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1300 BCE
1300 Height of Mycenaean power and trade; establishment of trade routes and colonies in Cyprus and along the eastern Mediterranean coast.
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1250 BCE
1250 Construction of monumental tholos tombs, such as the "Treasury of Atreus" in Mycenae.
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1200 BCE
1200 Decline begins due to internal strife and external pressures from invading groups known as the Sea Peoples.
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1100 BCE
1100 Collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, leading to a period known as the Greek Dark Ages.