Minoans

Knossos and the Legend of the Minotaur

Legend tells us that deep beneath the Minoan palace of Knossos, the terrible Minotaur lurked within a twisting Labyrinth. The story of the bloodthirsty half-man, half-bull monster is one of the most enduring tales in Greek mythology. When Arthur Evans excavated the ruins of Knossos on the island of Crete, he immediately believed it to …

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The Minoans – Europe’s First Great Civilization

Culture

Region Crete Period Aegean Bronze Age Date 3500 BCE – 1100 BCE Sites Knossos (Capital), Akrotiri, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros Language Linear A The Minoans: what they called themselves, we do not know. Their words, carved into clay tablets and libation vessels, have never been deciphered. Their cities have been ravaged by the relentless march of …

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