Mycenaean culture flourished on the Greek mainland in the Late Bronze Age, from about 1600 to 1100 B.C.E. The name comes from the site of Mycenae, where the culture was first recognized after the excavations in 1876 of Heinrich Schliemann.
A. Roman art matured during the Hellenistic era in which the refinement and restraint seen in Greek art had given way to dynamic poses and strong emotions.
