The Artifacts of Mycenae

Mycenaean elites adopted a different type of tomb called a Tholos, which provides further evidence of their growing power and wealth. One interesting theory states that the Mycenaeans fought as mercenaries in Egypt during the 16th century BC. The weaponry underscores the people's war-like nature, so the wealth may have come from pirating or mercenary activities. Whatever the reason, they were definitely getting rich from something, somewhere.