c. 1100–800 BCEReputable sourceWell documented
The Greek Dark Age
On the timeline · around c. 1100–800 BCE ·
What happened
Around 1100 BCE the Mycenaean palaces collapsed amid the wider Bronze Age Collapse; cities were abandoned, populations fell, and the Linear B script was lost. Greece fragmented into small, isolated communities for some three centuries.
Why it matters
Out of this 'Dark Age' — through migration, memory, and recovery — emerged the world of independent city-states and the alphabet that would define Archaic and Classical Greece.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Greek Dark Age · Reputable source