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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…

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

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…

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

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

Matala (Greek: Μάταλα) is a village on the southern coast of Crete within the Heraklion regional unit. It is…

What has survived to our day from Minoan art provides insight into the culture that flourished in Crete…

Language The Phaistos Disk is the earliest, and only script of its kind we have from the Minoans. It…

The small statuette from about 1450 BCE (Bronze Age), known as “Palaikastro Kouros” was found in three pieces…