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=== Warfare ===
Fortifications dominate the Mycenaean world, with such structures being erected across the Bronze Age, but particularly during the Late Bronze Age Collapse (where the necessity for such fortifications intensified), before the end of Mycenaean civilization. Being prolific builders of fortifications, ''wánaxes'' actively engaged in warlike campaigning in and around their states, though evidence for their direct participation is minimal. Evidence from [[Pylos]] suggests that the ''wánax'' was in possession of weapons specifically indicated as royal.<ref name=":3" /> Stronger evidence exists that the ''wánax'' assigned military leadership to other members of the palatial elite. At Pylos, a name identified as ''e-ke-ra-wo'' is speculated to either be a ''wánax'' or another person of importance, and was tasked with managing the rowers of Pylos in particular.<ref name=":0" />