Ancient Greece’s Forgotten Civilizations

For years, historians told us a simple story: a volcanic eruption wiped them out. But the truth is far more complex. The rise of the Mycenaeans — a warlike society from the Greek mainland — may have been just as responsible for the collapse of the Minoans as the eruption of Thera.
In this video, we dive into the hidden history of the Bronze Age Aegean — where peaceful palaces met fortress kings, and where one of the world’s most advanced civilizations vanished almost overnight. Did natural disasters doom Crete, or did the Mycenaeans conquer the Minoans?