The Aegean Sea is the portion of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey.
3200–1050 B.C.E.
The Aegean Sea is the portion of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey.
3200–1050 B.C.E.
Includes the art of the Cycladic islands, the Minoans (on Crete), and the Mycenaeans (on the Greek mainland).
Centuries before the classical period of ancient Greece, the peoples of this region built sophisticated palaces, and tombs filled with finely-crafted gold objects.
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