... a nation and thus there seems to be no reason for civilian unrest. The idea of the external attack is generally more accepted amongst historians but it is still heavily argued. The consensus is that Iron Age Dorian's invaded the Greek peninsula from the north, some where between the period 1200BC-1100BC, thus ransacking Greece and taking over the small communities. Civil war shortly followed in the attempt to establish Greek power. This idea is contested amongst historians for many find it doubtful that a small tribe like the Dorian's would have been able to overthrow a well established community such as the Mycenaean's. After the collapse of the palace systems trade links the Mycenaean's had established with Asia Minor, the Middle East and Egypt, were broken thus causing economical decline and furthering the decimation of any urbanised culture on the Greek mainland. The poor economical state of the country then ...

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