Mycenaean
adjective
My·ce·nae·an
ˌmī-sə-ˈnē-ən 
variants
or less commonly Mycenian
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Mycenae, its people, or the period (1400 to 1100 b.c.) of Mycenae's political ascendancy
2
: characteristic of the Bronze Age Mycenaean culture of the eastern Mediterranean area
Mycenaean
noun
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During Greece’s Mycenaean age, determining whether or not someone was falling in love required little decryption.
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Serena Coady, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
During an excavation of two early Mycenaean buildings discovered on the Greek island of Aegina, archaeologists unearthed several pottery fragments with residue of 3,600-year-old Tyrian purple dye, according to a study published June 12 in the journal PLOS One.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
In this workshop, ancient Greeks produced the vibrant pigment known as Mycenaean purple—or, as the Romans called it, Tyrian purple.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
For those excited by history, Messinia is a thrill a minute: Neolithic settlements, Mycenaean palaces, classical temples, Byzantine churches, medieval castles, and Ottoman fortresses are scattered all around.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Heavy on sculpture, pottery and jewelry, it is divided into seven collections: Neolithic and Cycladic, Mycenaean, Geometric and Archaic Sculpture, Classical sculpture, Roman and Hellenistic sculpture, pottery, and the Thira frescoes.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
From the 13th century B.C.E. to the 13th century C.E., Mycenaean, Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine ships would have sailed from this strategic location.
—J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Latin, for instance, existed around 2,050 years ago, Old Icelandic about 800 years ago, and Mycenaean Greek about 3,350 years ago.
—Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
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Serena Coady, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
During an excavation of two early Mycenaean buildings discovered on the Greek island of Aegina, archaeologists unearthed several pottery fragments with residue of 3,600-year-old Tyrian purple dye, according to a study published June 12 in the journal PLOS One.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
In this workshop, ancient Greeks produced the vibrant pigment known as Mycenaean purple—or, as the Romans called it, Tyrian purple.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
For those excited by history, Messinia is a thrill a minute: Neolithic settlements, Mycenaean palaces, classical temples, Byzantine churches, medieval castles, and Ottoman fortresses are scattered all around.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Heavy on sculpture, pottery and jewelry, it is divided into seven collections: Neolithic and Cycladic, Mycenaean, Geometric and Archaic Sculpture, Classical sculpture, Roman and Hellenistic sculpture, pottery, and the Thira frescoes.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
From the 13th century B.C.E. to the 13th century C.E., Mycenaean, Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine ships would have sailed from this strategic location.
—J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Latin, for instance, existed around 2,050 years ago, Old Icelandic about 800 years ago, and Mycenaean Greek about 3,350 years ago.
—Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
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