Minoan costume history. The Palace of Minos at Knossos. Ancient Greek. Early Cretan civilization in Knossos. Arthur Evans. Mycenaean Art
Journey Highlights Travel to the picturesque Gramvousa peninsula and Balos beach by boat and explore north Cretan coast. Explore Samaria, the longest European gorge starting from an altitude
Chronicle 17. MINOAN CRETAN THALASSOCRACY /ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ/ Χρονικό 17. ΚΡΗΤΟΜΙΝΩΙΚΗ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΑ ● Minoan Society and Art ● Linear A-B, Phaestos Disc ● Tin Bronze ● Bull-Leaping (Taurocathapsia) Micha…
Between 3500 and 1500 BC a very attractive and rather mysterious civilization developed and then vanished on the island of Crete in the southern Aegean Sea. In Greek myth the ruler of this realm wa…
Aeschylus is one of a handful of Greek playwrights whose work we have in any quantity. Here's info about this poetic innovator during the Classical period.
These tips on visiting Knossos Palace in Crete will help you make the most of your time at Knossos Archaeological site in Heraklion.
A Brief Mycenaean Background From the 15th to the 13th century BCE, the Mycenaean people inhabited mainland Greece, as well as parts of the Aegean, Crete and the Cycladic Islands. This era of peopl…
Heracles or Herakles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ HERR-ə-kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklês, Latin: HERACLES "Heracles" Etruscan: 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 ""Hercle"" Glory/Pride of Hēra, "Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) (/ælˈsiːəs/) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs) (/ælˈsaɪdiːz) is the God of strength, heroes, sports, labors, fertility, health, agriculture, oracles, trade, divine protector of mankind, and gatekeeper of Olympus in Greek mythology. He is a divine hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon. He
The Faiyum (also given as Fayoum, Fayum, and Faiyum Oasis) was a region of ancient Egypt known for its fertility and the abundance of plant and animal life. Located 62 miles (100 kilometers) south of...
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One of the most famous ancient Greek tragedies is the story of Medea, the exotic foreigner who marries Jason (of Jason and the Argonauts fame). They adventure together, calling upon her skills as a…
“Mageiros” in Greek means cook (the) and “mageirevo” I cook. One of earliest attestations of the word is a dedicative inscription by a mageiros in Epidavros (early 5th ce…
A detail of the dolphin fresco, the Minoan palace of Knossos, Crete, (1700-1450 BCE)
Aerial view of the palace (looking northeast), Knossos (Crete), Greece, ca. 1700-1370 BCE. The legendary home of King Minos, this is the largest Cretan palace of the Late Minoan period and is locat…
Pompéi, Italie, vers 30-50 après J.-C. Fragment de peinture murale, scène de culte à Bacchus ? Fragment of mural: Bacchic cult scene?
►Greek Mythology: “The Sirens, Muses of the Lower World”: ________________________________________________________________________ The Sirens were sea nymphs who lured sailors to their …
