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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…

The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, was established to showcase finds from Eastern Crete, and covers a…

Aptera (Greek: Άπτερα), also known historically as Apteron (Ἄπτερον) or Aptara, was an ancient city located in the…

The Archaeological Museum of Chania (also spelled Hania or Xania) is a major cultural institution in Crete, Greece,…

Crete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the…

Falasarna (also spelled Phalasarna) was an ancient Greek harbor town situated on the western coast of Crete, flourishing…

Gournia (Greek: Γουρνιά, ancient name unknown) is a Middle and Late Minoan archaeological site located on the northern…

One of the most important museums of Greece, the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου) displays artifacts from…

Itanos (Ίτανος, also Latinized as Itanus) was a powerful ancient Greek port city and state located on the…

Knossos (Κνωσσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan…

Kydonia (Κυδωνία, also spelled Cydonia) was a powerful ancient city-state situated on the northwestern coast of Crete, lying…

The Minoan palace at Malia (Μάλια) is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos.…