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It reached a peak during the 5th Century BCE, especially in western Asia Minor and the Islands which led the way, and to a lesser degree at Athens when it could afford it before it lost its empire atthe end of that century.
There was a secondary surge in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE under the patronage of the Macedonian kings of the Hellenistic Kingdoms which were formed out of the empire of Alexander after his death, when even the hellenised Jewish aristocracy had their foreskins surgically restored so they could appear Greek when naked at the public baths.
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What time period marked the high point of Greek civilizations?
400 B.C. until 300 B.C.
What is the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization?
The period in time that followed the dominance of the Minoans and Myceneans was called the Dark Ages.
From which civilization did most of their gods originate from Greek mythology?
Most of the gods in Greek mythology originated from the ancient Greek civilization.
What period marked the spread of greek culture throughout the Mediterranean?
During the Hellenistic Period (roughly the fourth century BC through the first century BC) Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean, first by Alexander the Great's conquest, then by the Roman empire.
What civilization is considered the first advanced civilization on the Greek mainland?
Mycenaean.
