For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast with a bull head. When Athenian hero Theseus penetrated the labyrinth and ...

So, why the absence of war scenes in Minoan art? Dr. Tsipopoulou recently offered two possible explanations: either the Minoans experienced no wars during their 2,000-year civilization—or, more ...

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on the Mediterranean island of Crete When it was made: More ...

The Minoan civilization of Crete flourished from around 3,000 BC to ... CC BY 2.0/flickr Its sophisticated art included elaborate seals, pottery, and, above all, delicate, vibrant frescoes found on ...

The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus: Legends of Crete," brings ...

In Kephala Petras, some tombs were filled with stones in an act archaeologists call a “symbolic killing.” However, not all Minoan tombs ended this way. Many fell into disuse gradually, and some ...

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus: Legends ...