The Minoans were an influential, mysterious, advanced, beautiful, yet also slightly extreme Bronze Age civilisation which thrived in Crete, the largest island of Greece, and the adjacent islands in the Aegean Sea (i.e. the Cyclades, but also some smaller ones in the Sea of Crete situated to the north of Crete) and the Libyan Sea…
The ancient Minoan Palace of Knossos (also known as the Palace of Minos, named as such after the legendary King Minos from Greek mythology) is a beautiful archaeological site in Heraklion, the most populous city on Crete, the largest island of Greece. The Palace of Knossos was the royal residence of the kings of the…
Ancient Egypt was one of the oldest civilisations in the world and an influential one for the ancient Greeks as well. Below you can read 10 interesting facts about the civilisation of ancient Egypt which continues to fascinate to this day: 10. The civilisation of ancient Egypt thrived along the banks of the Nile River…
The ancient Minoans were a thriving Bronze Age civilisation (also the first to have emerged in Europe during this historical period) on the island of Crete and the nearby islands in the Sea of Crete, the Libyan Sea, and in the Aegean Sea proper in the archipelago of the Cyclades where they had various settlements…
Minoan art represents the art of the ancient Minoans, a Bronze Age culture native to the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea as well as the surrounding smaller islands. The Minoans are often regarded as the first civilisation to have emerged in Europe during Antiquity and the mysteries surrounding their lost civilisation continue to…
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