Crete
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06.2 History of Minoan Civilization | Ιστορία του Μινωικού Πολιτισμού
The Minoans (c. 3500 – 1100 BCE) had developed significant naval power and for many centuries lived in…
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Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου Νικολάου
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, was established to showcase finds from Eastern Crete, and covers a…
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Crete: Minoan Archaeological Sites
Crete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the…
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
One of the most important museums of Greece, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου) displays artifacts from…
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Knossos
Knossos (Κνωσσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan…
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Malia
The Minoan palace at Malia (Μάλια) is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos.…
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Minoan Art
What has survived to our day from Minoan art provides insight into the culture that flourished in Crete…
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Minoan Culture
Language The Phaistos Disk is the earliest, and only script of its kind we have from the Minoans. It…
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Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at Rousolakos
Παλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town…
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Phaistos
Phaistos (Φαιστός, also transliterated as Faestos, Phaestos, Faistos) is the second largest Minoan palace of Crete after Knossos.…
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sitia (Σητεία, Siteia) houses a large number of Paleolithic, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman…
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Zakros
The Minoan palace of Zakros (Ζάρκος, also known as Zakro, or Kato Zakros) is located on the east…