They set up colonies in northern Greece and all over Italy.
They were very mean and aggressive.
The Mycenaeans and Troy were the ones who went to war.
Around 1200 B.C.E. they lose power from Northern and Southern Europe and possibly earthquakes.
The Trojan War is a mythological battle. It was a battle between the people of Greece and the people of the city of Troy. Aphrodite gave Helen to Paris. But little did he know, Helen was King Menelaus of Sparta's wife. When Menelaus asked for Helen back Paris would not give her back. Then both started the Trojan War.
The Greeks were on Menelaus's side. The Trojans were on paris's
side.
The Greeks came up with an attack plan that involves a big wooden horse.
The plan was to give the Trojans "a surrender gift" which was the big wooden horse, little did they know Greeks were inside the horse.
When the Trojans went to sleep the Greeks came out and attacked and defeated the Trojans.