来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第2集 第2集》

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  and most especially the eastern Mediterranean,
  特别是地中海东部地区有贸易往来
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  because that's where the older, more sophisticated,
  因为在那里有比西方更古老 更先进
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  more civilized cultures were and that's where wealth was too,
  更教化的文明 同时相比西方而言
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  compared to what was out in the west.
  那里也是富裕之地
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  So, that's also the pattern of trade.
  所以 这形成了一种贸易格局
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  What you see is a kind of cultural unity,
  你看到的是一种文化的统一体
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  first of all, within the Mycenaean world itself.
  首先 在迈锡尼文明内部文化就是统一的
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  It is evident that these different Mycenaean towns,
  很明显 这些位于爱琴海两岸的
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  all throughout the Greek world, on both sides of the Aegean Sea,
  希腊世界里的不同迈锡尼城市
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  were in touch with each other.
  都是互相联系的
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  One of the things that's interesting about that is
  一个有趣的现象是
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  you can see pottery styles
  你可以鉴别出陶器的风格