The most severe droughts in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean arose when multiple natural climate cycles coincided. Around 3,200 years ago, many of the great civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Mycenaeans, Minoans and Hittite Empire, experienced widespread societal collapse

The most severe droughts in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean arose when multiple natural climate cycles coincided. Around 3,200 years ago, many of the great civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, including the Mycenaeans, Minoans and Hittite Empire, experienced widespread societal collapse