Hawes, Charles H.; Hawes, Harriet B.: Crete, the forerunner of Greece (London, 1909)

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

c. 1900-1700.

c. 1700-1500.

c. 1580.

c. 1500-1450.

c. 1450-1200.

c. 1450.

c. 1425-1350.

3rd Middle Minoan period.

Later Palace of Knossos built.
First Villa at Aghia Triadha built.
Town at Gournia begun.
Hyhsos invasion ; Egypt.

1st Late Minoan period.

Height of prosperity at Aghia Triadha
(ist palace), Gournia, Zakro, and
Psyra.

Later Palace of Phaestos begun.
find city at Phylakopi, Melos.
Dynasty XVII, Revival in Egypt.
Dynasty XVIII.

2nd Late Minoan or Palace period.
Golden Age of Crete.

Later Palace of Knossos remodelled,

Fall of the country towns, Gournia,
Zakro, and Palaikastro.
Rise of Mycente, Tiryns, and other main-
land capitals.
Reign of Tkothmes III, Egypt.
3rd Late Minoan period.
Fall of Knossos.
Partial reoccupation of Knossos, Aghia

Triadha (2nd palace), Gournia, and

Palaikastro.
Tombs of Kalyviani near Phaestos,

Mouliana (tomb B), and elsewhere.
Steady decline in prosperity and art

throughout the island; retreat from

sea-coast to mountains.
Supremacy trajisferred to the mainland

capitals Mycencg, etc.
Troy, Vlth city at Hissarlik.

Transition to iron.
The Homeric Age.