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Why don't we have historical documents from Mycenaean Greece? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/Spozieracz on 2023-07-17 20:24:50+00:00.

It's been a long time since the decryption of Linear B, and I have the impression that we still know virtually nothing about the history of the region. No names of rulers, records of battles, political arrangements. Why is it in such contrast to other civilizations of the Bronze Age, such as Egypt, the Hettites or Assyria, where we are able to create a relatively consistent timeline from the documents found. Why didn't the Achaeans bother to write down history?

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