elevated their culture through the conquest of others. Located primarily on the

Greek mainland, this power would come to rule over thousands of people before

setting their sites on their Minoan neighbors to the south. With the island of

Crete only a short distance away, the Mycenaean conquered the Minoan people and

ended their way of life. Although a complete victory, it was only then that the

Myceneans truly flourished as their adopted and adapted Minoan civilization to

make themselves the most powerful force in the region. On this episode we

discuss the rise and fall of the Mycenaeans, the first Greeks.