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Encyclopedia: Mycenae |
 | | In the second millennium BC Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece. |
 | | In around 1350 BC the fortifications on the acropolis, and other surrounding hills, were rebuilt in a style known as "cyclopaean," because the blocks of stone used were so massive that they were thought in later ages to be the work of the one-eyed giants known as Cyclops. |
 | | By 1200 BC, however, the power of Mycenae was declining; during the 12th century, Mycenaean dominance collapsed. |
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