 The unearthed Linear B texts are too fragmentary for the reconstruction of the political landscape in Mycenaean Greece and they do not support the existence of a larger Mycenaean state . On the other hand , contemporary Hittite and Egyptian records suggest the presence of a single state under a " Great King " . Alternatively , based on archaeological data , some sort of confederation among a number of palatial states appears to be possible . If some kind of united political entity existed , the dominant center was probably located in Thebes or in Mycenae , with the latter state being the most probable center of power . 
