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

Archaeologists have uncovered a Minoan ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription in the Anetaki area of Knossos.

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation ... all written language and art disappeared. Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began ...

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe ... Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces ...

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 before or after the Spartans ...

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 ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Feeling overwhelmed by all the ancient archaeological sites ... back to earlier than 17th century B.C. This former Minoan outpost, which, according to the Greek Ministry ...

Presents a survey of the emergence, the major accomplishments, the failures, and the decline of the ancient Greeks, from the Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the ...

The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation ... all written language and art disappeared. Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began ...