Mycenaean Greece at Its Height

While Egypt and the Hittites contest the Near East, Mycenaean Greeks build impressive citadels at Mycenae, Tiryns, and Pylos, protected by massive 'Cyclopean' walls. They develop a writing system (Linear B), trade across the Mediterranean, and forge the warrior aristocracy that will later inspire the Iliad. Their extensive trade networks connect them to Egypt, Canaan, and the wider Near Eastern world — these are the Greeks the pharaohs actually dealt with.