The burial was discovered in the ancient cemetery of Ai-Lias at Knossos. It dates back to the Middle Minoan IIIB - Late ...

Does the eruption of Santorini appear in Greek mythology? This depends largely on which group can truly be identified as the ...

According to mythology, Crete was the birthplace of Zeus. Heraklion is the largest city of Crete and one of Greece’s major urban centers. The city flourished under a multicultural influence throughout ...

Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan Civilization, whose earliest beginnings were from c. 3500 BC on the island of ...

This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial ...

Disoveries of gate sanctuary from the Minoan period on Crete and a tomb dating from the time of Alexander the Great's father are seen as shedding important new light on Europe's oldest civilisation.