between 1500-1000 B.C., crete, greece, and many of the Aegean islands
were invaded by the
1assyrians
2hellenes
3spartans
4persians

Dear doublevision,

The people invading Greece, Crete, and many Aegean islands were the
Hellenes (as the Greeks call themselves, even still today), though
they adopted this name for themselves much later.

Source:
Die Griechen, published by ECO Verlag, Cologne, 1999. ISBN
3-933468-19-1

Hope this answers your question.
Regards,
Scriptor