Mycenae Timeline

First inhabitation of Mycenae area.

First evidence of building structures at Mycenae.

First shaft graves constructed at Mycenae.

The Mycenaean civilization dominates Greece.

First evidence of elite buildings at Mycenae.

Gold death masks (including that of 'Agamemnon') made at Mycenae.

First palace structure and Treasury of Atreus tomb built at Mycenae.

Mycenae at its peak of influence.

First tholos tombs built at Mycenae.

Mycenaen influence extended to Knossos, Crete.

Development of the Linear B script.

First palace destroyed at Mycenae and repaired, Lion Gate added and fortifications extended.

Cyclopean stone bridge built near Mycenae.

Second palace destroyed at Mycenae, city begins to decline.

Argos takes over from Mycenae as most important regional power in the Argolid.

Argeians destroy citadel of Mycenae.