How peaceful were the Minoans, really? Why did they leave behind no iconography of war, no murals of battles, no towering ...

Minoan art featured distinctive depictions of female ... south of the Peloponnesian peninsula of the Greek mainland, is another example of Cretan cultural power. Built to exploit the local stocks ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Visitors are shown signature painted pottery vessels from the Minoan civilization in the Shenwumen Gallery of the Palace Museum in Beijing on Monday.[Photo provided by Jiang Dong/China Daily] A ...

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is famous for its rich history and cultural heritage. Out of its many traditions, ...

The unique Minoan monument, which is estimated to be around 4,000 years old, was discovered on a hill on the Greek island of Crete ... examples of Minoan art, including religious architecture ...

The Minoans were the first great Greek ... much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared. Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark ...

The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation between 2200BC and ... knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared. The Parthenon temple was built for the Greek ...