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The Mystery of the Oldest Throne in Europe at the Palace of Knossos
In the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, a throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room in Europe.
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Rise and Fall of the Mighty Minoans
Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces of a powerful, Bronze Age civilization were ...
3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline
In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.
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what word tells us the minoans become very rich?
the civilization evolved. Crete is part of Greece today, but it was once a part of Crete. In particular, their temple at Knossos was a magnificent piece of architecture. The "Minoans" did not exist ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Scholars Who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B
If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.
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Who were the ancient Greeks?
About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world ... on mainland Greece but on the nearby island of Crete, between 2200BC and 1450BC.