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The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age culture which was centered on the island of Crete. Known for its monumental architecture and energetic art, it is often regarded as the first civilization in Europe. The ruins of the Minoan palaces at Knossos and Phaistos are popular tourist attractions.
- Minoan Crete
- Archaic & Classical Crete
- Roman Crete
The earliest evidence of habitation on the island goes back to at least 7,000 BCE when settlers from Anatolia arrived but its first recognisable culture was the Minoans who would provide some of antiquity's most recognisable legends, architecture and artworks, as well as going on to influence many subsequent Mediterranean civilizations. The Minoans...
There are no surviving written records of activities on the island between 1200 and 800 BCE but it is known that Dorian-speaking immigrants settled on Crete in that period. Kommos became an important port with evidence of contact with the Greek mainland, Phoenicia, and the Near East, an influence also seen in language and art. New settlements prosp...
In the Roman period Cretan piracy was still rife, and it would take two wars in 71 and 69-67 BCE before the ever-determined Romans could finally stamp it out. Crete, thereafter, became something of a pawn in wider Roman regional politics as the Republic went through its death throes. In 36 BCE, for example, Mark Antony gave the island to Cleopatra ...
- Mark Cartwright
20 de may. de 2024 · Minoan civilization, Bronze Age civilization of Crete that flourished from about 3000 BCE to about 1100 BCE. Its name derives from Minos, either a dynastic title or the name of a particular ruler of Crete who has a place in Greek legend.
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29 de mar. de 2018 · The Minoan civilization is known for its Bronze Age cities on Crete which had large palace-like structures. Knossos was the largest city and location of the labyrinth and minotaur of Greek mythology. What are three important features of Minoan culture?
- Mark Cartwright
- The Minoans on Bronze Age Crete are famous for their large palace-like buildings, their vibrant and colourful frescoes in these palaces, and their...
- The name "Minoans" was coined by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans in reference to Minos, the mythical king of Crete in Greek mythology.
- The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations are very similar since the first influenced the second. The Mycenaeans built palaces which influenced later...
Crete was the centre of Europe's most ancient civilization, the Minoans. Tablets inscribed in Linear A have been found in numerous sites in Crete, and a few in the Aegean islands. The Minoans established themselves in many islands besides Ancient Crete : secure identifications of Minoan off-island sites include Kea , Kythera , Milos ...
29 de mar. de 2018 · La civilización minoica floreció a mediados de la Edad de Bronce en la isla de Creta, situada en el Mediterráneo oriental, entre los años 2000 y 1450 AEC. Con...
16 de may. de 2024 · Crete, fifth largest island in the Mediterranean and largest of the islands forming part of modern Greece. Crete is where the first European civilization, the Minoan, thrived. The Minoan civilization was centred at Knossos and reached its peak in the 16th century BCE, trading widely in the eastern Mediterranean.
