Cyclopean builders were first thalassocracy sea power

Cyclopean builders were first thalassocracy sea power. Cyclopean builders represent the first thalassocracy (sea-based power) Comparable to later maritime empires: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Phoenicians, Athenians, and Romans Opposed to land-based empires like Egyptians and Hittites

The Mycenaean "Cyclopean" builders may have been among history's early thalassocracies — sea-based powers! Mycenaean Greece combined trade with maritime raiding in a practical approach typical of Bronze Age polities. They dominated the seas during the Late Bronze Age alongside the declining Minoans, followed later by the Phoenicians, and eventually the Greeks and Romans built their own maritime empires. These early thalassocracies prefigured later European sea powers like Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Venice, and Genoa! ⛵🌊

Key Facts

• Cyclopean builders represent the first thalassocracy (sea-based power)
• Comparable to later maritime empires: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Phoenicians, Athenians, and Romans
• Opposed to land-based empires like Egyptians and Hittites
• Similar to 15th-17th century European thalassocracies: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, England, Venice, Genoa
• Combined trade with piracy in a ruthless but practical approach
• Cyclopean builders left faint trails without disturbing local power structures, similar to Portuguese in Asia

Source: (NEW) Sea Power - A rocky endeavor with a surprising origin. by One-eyed giant building walls