41. PREFECTURE OF HERAKLEION 6, Municipal Museum of the Battle of crete and the National Resistance. 7,Museum of Cretan Ethnology. 8, Lychnostatis Openair Museum http://www.culture.gr/maps/crete/iraklio/iraklio.html

Prefecture of H ERAKLEION T his is a sensitive map. It is also a "magic" map. Behind each icon you see on your screen lays a fascinating piece of the Greek history. If you wish to learn about it, just select the icon of your preference on the map or the corresponding title in the tables underneath. MAP LEGEND Museum - Collection - Gallery Archaeological Site - Ancient Monument Byzantine Site - Byzantine Monument Recent (after 1830) Monument - Architectural Ensemble Prefecture of HERAKLEION Museums Ancient and Byzantine Monuments Recent Monuments Archaeological Museum of Herakleion Historical Museum of Crete Collection of St. Catherine of Sinai at Herakleion Collection of Aghios Matthaios (St. Mathew) of Sinai at Herakleion ... [Announcements-Press_Releases]

42. Historical Museum Of Crete Also the only existing painting in crete by Domenicos Theotokopoulos (El Greco)entitled View of Mount Sinai and ©19952001 Hellenic Ministry of culture. http://www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42103/42103b/e42103b1.html

Historical Museum of Crete T he Museum is housed in a neoclassical building which belongs to the Philanthropic Institutions A. and M. Kalokairinou. It was designed by L. Kantantzoglou and built in 1870, in the place of an older mansion. It was fired by the Turks during the events of August 25, 1898 and was reconstructed in 1903 on the plans of K.Tsantirakis (preserved today), based on the layout of the previous structure. I t has been declared a Historical Building and a Work of Art and is protected by a preservation order. The two-storeyed building is a wonderful specimen of the Neoclassical architecture. Its entrance is formed by a marble porch and columns made of poros stone. The windows on the facade of the ground floor and in the south part of the east and west walls are crowned by arched lintels and framed by caryatids (Hermae) supporting a pediment. The rest of the windows have plain, rectangular frames. The north side of the building is modelled as a "scarpa" following the Venetian model. The courtyard on the south side of the building is enclosed by a Neoclassical fence. The interior is decorated with friezes depicting scenes from the Iliad and the Odyssey. I ts presents form (19 rooms, 2 court yards, library etc.) is a combination of neoclassical and modern architecture. The works of expansion began in 1989 and were completed in 1997.

43. Minoan Culture Snake goddess picture Religion played an important role in Minoan crete and many The archaeological museums in crete present a number of gold artifacts, http://www.ancient-greece.org/culture/minoan-cult.html

Greek Culture Periods Minoan Culture Mythology Theseus and the Minotaur Minoan Culture Religion Religion played an important role in Minoan Crete and many activities, and artistic products revolved around religious cult. As evidence in the art of the period, the Minoans deified the natural world and found in it a logical order that allowed man to live in harmony with the natural environment. Ritual celebrations usually took place in sacred caves, on sanctuaries on mountain peaks, and in the palaces and villas which all had their own sanctuaries. Animal and bloodless sacrifices, along with processions were part of ritual worship of the great female nature goddess, and during these festivities worshipers used music, dance, and prayer to achieve a state of religious ecstasy that put them in touch with the supernatural. The sacrifice of the bull, and games like the "taurokatharpsia" that revolved around the animal, were central part of the Minoan religious festivals, symbolizing perhaps man's interaction with powerful natural elements, and ultimately his triumph over them through skill and power. Some of the ritual objects that have been unearthed during excavations around Crete include the bull mask, the double axe, and the bull horns.

44. History Of Minoan Crete ancient crete whom we call Minoans produced a decentralized culture based on In the beginning of this era, Minoan culture dominates the Aegean http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.html

Greek History Specific Places Acropolis History Delphi History Periods Minoan Crete History of Minoan Crete Geography and Economy of Crete The island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It measures about 200 Km from east to west, and between 12 to 58 Km from north to south at its narrowest and widest distances, making it one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean sea. The temperate climate of Crete with its short, mild winters and its dry, warm summers, along with the fertility of the Cretan plains produces sufficient food supplies to support an affluent local population, and for exports. The inhabitants of ancient Crete whom we call Minoans produced a decentralized culture based on the abundance of the land's natural resources, and on intense commercial activity. While the island appears today completely deforested, in ancient times timber was one of the natural resources that was commercially exploited and exported to nearby Egypt, Syria, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands and the Greek mainland. Besides timber Crete exported food, cypress wood, wine, currants, olive oil, wool, cloth, herbs, and purple dye. Its imports consisted of precious stones, copper (most likely from Cyprus), ivory, silver, gold, and other raw material. They also imported tin that was used in the production of bronze alloys. Interestingly, the nearest known tin mines appear as far as Spain, Britain, central Europe, and Iran. Besides raw materials, the Minoans also adopted from the surrounding cultures artistic ideas and techniques as evident in Egypt's influence on the Minoan wall frescoes, and on goldsmithing production knowledge imported by Syria.

45. Minoan Culture In Crete: Images From Greek Mythology, Religion, Art In Minoan Cr Human habitation on crete can be traced back to some time during the 7th millenniumBCE. No one knows where exactly these settlers came from, http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blgrk_crete.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Agnosticism / Atheism Minoan Culture in Crete: Images from Greek Mythology, Religion, Art in Minoan Crete Atheism Essentials 10 Commandments: News, Analysis Pledge of Allegiance, Under God ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Agnosticism / Atheism newsletter! See Online Courses Search Agnosticism / Atheism Minoan Culture in Crete Ancient Greek Mythology, Religion, Art Back to Last Page Photos: Ancient Greek Mythology, Religion, Art Human habitation on Crete can be traced back to some time during the 7th millennium BCE. No one knows where exactly these settlers came from (Anatolia is often cited as likely), but their descendants would be responsible for one of the most magnificent and influential civilizations in the Aegean region. Eventually labeled Minoan, their culture, religion, and artistic style would spread far and wide, having a significant impact on what would later become the Greek civilization most people are familiar with. Ancient Greek Mythology: Minoan Culture in Crete Map of Crete, 3000 BCE

46. Minoan Crete | Special Topics Page | Timeline Of Art History | The Metropolitan the Bronze Age culture of crete as Minoan, after the legendary King Minos . of the eleventh century BC, the Minoan culture on crete was in decline. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mino/hd_mino.htm

Related Timeline Content Timelines Southern Europe, 8000-2000 B.C. Southern Europe, 2000-1000 B.C. Special Topics Early Cycladic Art and Culture Egypt in the Middle Kingdom (ca.2030-1640 B.C.) Egypt in the New Kingdom (ca.1550-1070 B.C.) Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649-2150 B.C.) Mycenaean Civilization Prehistoric Cypriot Art and Culture Ugarit Maps World Map, 2000-1000 B.C. Europe Map, 8000-2000 B.C. Europe Map, 2000-1000 B.C. West Asia Map, 2000-1000 B.C. Sir Arthur Evans, the British archaeologist, characterized the Bronze Age culture of Crete as Minoan, after the legendary King Minos. From the material he excavated at Knossos, Evans devised a chronological scheme consisting of nine periods for Minoan civilization on Crete. His Early, Middle, and Late Minoan periods, each with three subdivisions, roughly followed the tripartite division of Egyptian history in the Old Middle , and New Kingdoms . Our knowledge of Early Minoan Crete comes primarily from burials and a number of excavated settlement sites. Artistic works of this period indicate that advances were made in gem engraving, stoneworking (especially vases), metalworking, and pottery. Terracotta bowls on high pedestals appeared and burnishing tools were used for decoration. Around 1900 B.C., during the Middle Minoan period, Minoan civilization on Crete reached its apogee with the establishment of centers, called palaces, that concentrated political and economic power, as well as artistic activity, and may have served as centers for the redistribution of agricultural commodities. Major palaces were built at Knossos and Mallia in the northern part of Crete, at Phaistos in the south, and at Zakros in the east. These palaces are distinguished by their arrangement around a paved central court and sophisticated masonry. In general, there were no defensive walls, although a network of watchtowers punctuating key roads on the island has been identified. The walls and floors of the palaces were often painted and colorful frescoes depicted rituals or scenes of nature. There were sanitary facilities as well as provisions for adequate lighting and ventilation. Living quarters of the palaces, like the better Minoan houses, were spacious.

47. Minoan Civilization Ancient Crete Mycenae Minoan Civilization, Bronze Age culture in crete, Greece You will find a goodhistory of the Minoan civilization beginning with the Prepalace period http://www.archaeolink.com/minoan_civilization_ancient_cret.htm

Minoan Home Ancient Civilizations Ancient Africa Aztec ByzantineEmpire Cambodia ... Aegean Civilization A brief overview of Aegean civilization. Text links lead to related materials - From Infoplease.com - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0802590.html Aegean Civilization "AEGEAN CIVILIZATION, the general term for the prehistoric civilization, previously called "Mycenaean" because its existence was first brought to popular notice by Heinrich Schliemann's excavations at Mycenae in 1876. Subsequent discoveries, however, have made it clear that Mycenae was not its chief centre in its earlier stages, or, perhaps, at any period; and, accordingly, it is more usual now to adopt a wider geographical title." Learn about its discovery, history, and many unique features. - From PageWise, Inc. - http://83.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AE/AEGEAN_CIVILIZATION.htm Aegean Page Excellent galleries of Minoan, Mycenaean, and Cycladic art. - illustrated - From Dr. Rozmiri Basic/University of Oklahoma - http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegean.html

48. The Culture Of Crete: Minoan Myths, Music And Dance Knossos as Cultural Center Around 1700 BC, a highly sophisticated culture grewup around palace centers on crete the Minoans. http://www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/greece/creteculture.htm

Volunteer In Greece Volunteer Abroad Volunteer In The USA How To Apply ... Request Information Minoan Influence on the Island of Crete Knossos as Cultural Center Around 1700 BC, a highly sophisticated culture grew up around palace centers on Crete: the Minoans . What they thought, what stories they told, how they narrated their history, are all lost to us. All we have left are their palaces, their incredibly developed visual culture, and their records. When people think of Greece, it's certain that ancient ruins come to mind. Knossos is one of the greatest archeological wonders of Crete. The imposing Palace is built on the hill of "Kefala" next to the river "Kairatos." The site itself includes the Palace of Knossos, The Minoan Houses, the "Little Palace", the "Royal Villa", the villa "Dionysos" with famous Roman mosaics, the south Royal Temple - Tomb and the "Caravanserai". Some of the best preserved pieces of Minoan art are exhibited in the 20 rooms of the Iraklion Archaeological Museum. A great deal of knowledge of Minoan culture is based on 3,000 clay tablets and elaborate wall paintings and floor mosaics, suggesting much about Minoan social relationships and religion. Some claim the most remarkable finds were the murals at

49. The Culture Of Crete As the crossroads for several trading routes, culture of crete became blendedwith those from empires of all directions. This contributed significantly to http://www.globalvolunteers.org/newsletter/crete.htm

THE LINK Linking People in Mutual Understanding Worldwide REQUEST INFORMATION HOW TO APPLY ARCHIVE VOLUME 30 FOCUS ON: THE GREEK ISLAND OF CRETE Minoan Crete maintained an extensive network of trading links that brought influences drawn from Egypt and Mesopotamia to Crete. The Minoans exported pottery, grains, wines, and oils, and tended to import luxury materials such as precious metals, jewels, and ivory. Minoan culture gave rise to several great cities that featured stone buildings and provision for a water supply and drainage. The city adjacent to the great Palace of Knossos was home, at it's peak, to almost one hundred thousand people. Knossos was thus one of the first major cities in human history! In the New Palace Period the trade routes between other places and Crete increased. Minoan trading stations existed in various Aegean Islands such as Kythera, Milos, Kea, Thira, Karpathos, Rhodes as well as in Asia Minor (Miletos), in Syria, and in Egypt (Faros). As the "crossroads" for several trading routes, culture of Crete became blended with those from empires of all directions. This contributed significantly to the cosmopolitan nature of contemporary Crete. Highlights in Recent History: Self-determination became an obsession in the mid-20th century.

50. SlidesofMinoan.html The Minoan culture on crete These slides were taken from American Library ColorSlide Co., Inc. 15658 Throne Room, Knossos Palace, 30001100 BC http://jade.ccccd.edu/Andrade/WorldLitI2332/SlidesofMinoan.html

The Minoan Culture on Crete These slides were taken from American Library Color Slide Co., Inc. Throne Room, Knossos Palace, 3000-1100 B.C.. Snake Goddess (gold and ivory) 1700-1550 B.C., Boston, Mus. Blue Ladies , Knossos, c. 1650-1550 B.C. Beaked jug , spiral and lozenge design,1850-1700 B.C., Herakleion Mus. Flying Fishes ,(fres.) 2000-1580 B.C., Athens, Nat. Mus. #27087 Sacrifice ( Sarcophagus ) Fr. Hagia Triada, 1400-11 b.C. Herakleion, Mus. From other sources: Blue Bird Frescoe Knossos, c. 1300 B.C. Toreador Fresco , 1500 B.C. Palace at Knossos , courtesy British Museum web site

51. Crete History Ancient Greece Questia.com Online Library Research crete History at the Questia.com online library. thousand is apride in the history and culture of Greece and especially of crete whose http://www.questia.com/library/history/crete-history.jsp

52. Crete - Impressions Of The Countryside, Sights, Culture Impressions of crete ~ countryside, sights and culture ~ our tour summer 2002 Our vacation in crete were fantastic and beyond our expectation. http://www.sights-and-culture.com/Crete/Crete.html

Impressions of Crete ~ countryside, sights and culture ~ our tour summer 2002 Rethymno Chania Knossos Monastery Arkadi countryside handicraft pages will follow soon :-) picture links open new windows - please close them, to return Our vacation in Crete were fantastic and beyond our expectation. The charming Greek island cast a spell on us and we decided, to visit this lovely place again. The rides by car through the up to 3000 m high mountains over narrow serpentines and through old villages gave us wonderful impressions and exciting experiences. In the mountains graze many flocks of sheep and goats and you must always be prepared, that they cross the road or even the only highway on Crete, which has just one lane in each direction. Some of the villages are known for their beautiful traditional handicraft. The women knot lovely handbags and elaborately weave and embroider charming pattern for tableclothes, doyles, scarfs etc. which they hang out at the facade of their houses, to show them the visitors. In this way those villages are rich decorated with these beautiful works. In the evening people are sitting before their houses, making handicraft, talking, playing cards... - an idyllic scene! The Cretan ancient history and culture with its myths and legends, like this of the Minotaurus, who was kept in the labyrinth of the Minoan palace at Knossos, each year attract thousands of visitors from all over the world. One of the greatest attractions on Crete is the excavation place at Knossos, with the almost 4000 years old palace of king Minos. Some of the buildings are scrupulously and faithfully restored and the place as a whole conveys an overwhelming impression of the ancient Minoan culture. It is ever again fascinating to face the amazing feats, which were created thousands of years ago!

53. Crete -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article crete was the location of the (The bronzeage culture of crete 3000-1100 BC)Minoan civilization (ca. 3000–1400 BC), one of the first (A society in an http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/c/cr/crete.htm

Crete [Categories: Peripheries of Greece, Islands of Greece, Crete ] Crete , sometimes spelled Krete (Greek / Kriti) is the largest of the (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek islands and the fifth largest in the (The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia) Mediterranean Sea . It is the Greek island closest to North Africa. Tourist attractions in Crete include archeological sites at (An ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC) Knossos (Click link for more info and facts about Phaistos) Phaistos , Gortys and many other places, the Venetian castle in Rethimno, the (Click link for more info and facts about Samaria Gorge) Samaria Gorge and many other minor gorges (Agia Irini, Aradena, etc). Crete was the location of the (The bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC) Minoan civilization (A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)) civilization s in Europe. Geography Crete is one of the 13 regions of Greece. It is the biggest island in Greece and the second biggest (after Cyprus) of the East Mediterranean.

54. Athena Review, 3,3: Minoan Crete: Introduction: Courtyard Complexes And The Laby Courtyard Complexes and the Labyrinth of Minoan culture has come to mean theBronze Age culture of crete (particularly the Middle and Late Bronze Age), http://www.athenapub.com/11intro.htm

free trial issue subscribe back issues Athena Review, Vol.3, no.3: Minoan Crete Introduction: Courtyard Complexes and the Labyrinth of Minoan Culture Michele A. Miller Editor of Old World Archaeology, Athena Review Ancient cultures are often characterized by their most impressive monuments. Those who seek to understand the Bronze Age civilization of Crete - known as the "Minoans" after the legendary King Minos - have looked to a series of complex structures, each centered around a large courtyard, for clues to understanding Minoan society. The best-known of such structures, Knossos , was excavated over 100 years ago by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans , who began work just one year before the American archaeologist Harriet Boyd started excavating at Gournia. Evans' discoveries at Knossos, and moreover, his interpretation of the site as a "palace" inhabited by a powerful king, Minos, formed the first dominant paradigm of Minoan culture. Evans' initial vision of Bronze Age Crete, an island ruled by a single powerful king at Knossos, had to be somewhat modified upon the rapid discovery of similar structures in other regions of the island: Phaistos in 1901 (fig.1), Gournia in 1907, Malia in 1915, and, much later, Zakros (fig.3) in 1963. According to Evans' paradigm, these other palaces served as the seats of regional governors, or perhaps of rival rulers in the earlier "Old Palace" period, who might have been subjugated by the king of Knossos at a later period. More recently, however, the discovery of additional palaces at

55. CLANS & FAMILY 1450 Mycenean conquest destroys crete s main culturecenters Cnossos a semi-ruin On the one hand, crete s culture-centers were clearly cooperative in http://ancientgreece-earlyamerica.com/html/clans___family.html

Clan and Family Crete's many kinds of beauty can make us forget that all its cultural wealth began in the harsh realities of wholesale migration. As Lawrence Durrell remarked, once Crete is in your blood, you can literally die of homesickness. Perhaps it was such "original" ordeals that taught Cretans the value of home, of comfort and pleasure, of life in the eternal here-and-now. If anything is clear from the archaeology, Crete's immigrants found a common desire there for a very beautiful public ceremonial life. For that is what they built, still were building when "history" darkened the sky, and what they took with them in diaspora. Here is a basic outline of Crete's ancestries and cultural mixtures, developments and changes over time. Research shows that the mythological and archaeological streams of information we have are, not surprisingly, telling a similar, increasingly-clear and remarkable story. First the essence of ancient Crete's "royal" lineage (see Graves' Greek Myths for full citations of sources on each): EUROPA weds then-demigod ZEUS/ASTERIUS: EUROPA and ZEUS "adopt"

56. Women In The Aegean: Minoan Snake Goddess: 10. Women In Minoan Culture Women in Minoan culture. There is plenty of archaeological evidence to indicate from Knossos, crete c. 1600 BCE faïence, height 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm) http://witcombe.sbc.edu/snakegoddess/minoanwomen.html

Women in the Aegean Minoan Snake Goddess Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe 10. Women in Minoan Culture There is plenty of archaeological evidence to indicate that women occupied an important if not dominant position within the practice of Minoan religion. A principal goddess would appear to have been Potnia ("lady" or "mistress"). The name usually occurs, but not always, with some qualification such as Potnia of Grain, Potnia of Horses, or Potnia of the Labyrinth. Potnia may have been a female form of the male god Potidas or Poteidan, from which was later derived the name Poseidon (a Greek god closely associated with Crete in later times). A female form of Poseidon also occurs in the name Posidaija. Another goddess was apparently named Diktynna and another Britomartis ('Sweet Virgin'). Largely on the basis of what appear to be cult shrines and sanctuaries, the existence of other goddesses have been posited - a goddess of the caves, a tree goddess, a dove goddess, a snake goddess - but it remains unclear whether or not the Minoans worshipped them as individual, specialized divinities or as aspects of a single Great Goddess. The predominance of goddesses (or of the Great Goddess) is attested to by the dominant role played by priestesses in religious ceremonies and the presence of women in ritual contexts. Women far outnumber priests and male attendants, for example, in the paintings on the four sides of the Aghia Triadha sarcophagus.

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59. Crete Holiday Guide - Unspoilt Crete Away From Large Resorts Whether you come to crete for the sea and the sun, the culture and traditions The emphasis of this web site is on the western part of crete and it looks http://www.west-crete.com/

HOME GENERAL INFO SERVICES ACCOMMODATION ... LINKS © www.west-crete.com 1999 - 2005 - The West Crete information site - The island of Crete Deutsche Version Crete is a large island of amazing variety. It combines snow-capped mountains, rolling hills covered with olive trees and over 1000 km of varied coastline. Crete has far more endemic plants than any other island in Europe. Crete is also a mix of large tourist resorts, small fishing villages, remote settlements and cities such as Chania and Heraklion which have been inhabited for almost 8000 years. Whether you come to Crete for the sea and the sun, the culture and traditions, the peaceful seaside villages of South Crete or the dramatic landscapes, there is something for everyone. Plan your holiday in Crete The emphasis of this web site is on the western part of Crete and it looks more closely at holiday areas and activities that are somewhat away from mass-tourism. You will find a lot of information to help you make a decision as to where you could take a holiday in Crete by following some of the links below: Where to go?

60. Minoan Civilization: Information From Answers.com It is named for the legendary King Minos of crete. The culture was divided bySir Arthur Evans Meaning 1 the bronzeage culture of crete 3000-1100 BC http://www.answers.com/topic/minoan-civilization

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Encyclopedia WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Minoan civilization Encyclopedia Minoan civilization mÄ­nà  ən ) , ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization . It is named for the legendary King Minos of Crete. The culture was divided by Sir Arthur Evans into three periods that include the whole of the Bronze Age: Early Minoan (c.3000 B.C. B.C. ), Middle Minoan (c.2200 B.C. B.C. ), and Late Minoan (c.1500 B.C. B.C. ). Early Minoan saw the slow rise of the culture from a neolithic state with the importation of metals, the tentative use of bronze, and the appearance of a hieroglyphic writing. In the Middle Minoan period the great palaces appeared at Knossos and Phaestus; a pictographic script (known as Linear A) was used; ceramics, ivory carving, and metalworking reached their peak; and Minoan maritime power extended across the Mediterranean. Toward the end of the period an earthquake, and possibly an invasion, destroyed Knossos, but the palace was rebuilt. During this period there is evidence of a new script (Linear B) at Knossos, which argues the presence of Mycenaean Greeks. Other luxurious palaces existed at this time at Gournia, Cydonia (now Kh¡nia), and elsewhere. Knossos was again destroyed c.1500 B.C.

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