Antiquity
Mycenaean Greece
- Period
- 1500 BC – 1101 BC
- Duration
- approx. 399 years
- Greatest extent
- around 1220 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 71,000 km²
Period and duration
Mycenaean Greece — according to the map data from 1500 BC to 1101 BC, roughly 399 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Mycenaean Greece — greatest extent around 1220 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 71,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (1501 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
- Greek Dark Ages
Neighbours around 1220 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Berbers
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Hittites
Learn more
- Open the world map in 1220 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Mycenaean Greece on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.