During the Iron Age, Crete developed an Ancient Greece-influenced organization of city-states, then successively became part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Venetian Republic, the Ottoman Empire, an autonomous state, and the modern state of Greece.

2017年2月2日 · Crete is an island in the eastern Mediterranean which during the Bronze Age produced the influential Minoan civilization with its distinctive architecture and art.

2025年2月24日 · Minoan civilization, Bronze Age civilization of Crete that flourished from about 3000 BCE to about 1100 BCE. Its name derives from Minos, either a dynastic title or the name of a particular ruler of Crete who has a place in Greek legend.

The history of Ancient and Minoan Crete, Greece: The history of Crete is long and rich and, according to archaeologists, it started in the Neolithic times.

2023年6月8日 · Explore Crete's ancient history at these remarkable sites. Crete’s position in the Mediterranean has ensured a history richer and more varied than many nations, and above all Crete is distinguished as home of Europe’s earliest civilisation, the Minoans.

2021年7月16日 · The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was based on the island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea. This civilization flourished from around 3000 BC to around 1100 BC. The Minoan civilization is considered to be the first high culture in the Aegean, and various achievements were reached by its people.

Crete is the biggest island of Greece and the whole Mediterranean world. With a rich history of over 9000 years total, it is one of the most important places of Ancient Greece. Crete was already inhabited by 7,000 BCE, but for the first few thousands of years, Cretans were most likely early farmers, forming villages to raise animals and grow food.

2020年8月26日 · The island of Crete holds a special position in classical studies, primarily as the birthplace of the earliest “high culture” in Europe: the Minoan civilization of the Bronze Age.

Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.Crete is located about 100 km (62 mi) south of the Peloponnese, and about 300 km (190 mi) southwest of ...

Explore historical ruins in Crete, from the iconic Palace of Knossos to lesser-known gems retelling the story of ancient civilizations.