End of theatre and beginning of the Royal Road

Mediterranean Cruise 2016 Day 13

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October 6th 2016
We are at Iraklion, on the island of Crete. But as has so often been the case, we are not here to see a modern city, but a truly ancient one: Knossos. The bronze-age Minoan civilization is one of history's most interesting chapters. Long before the city states of Ancient Greece, long even before Mycenae and the Trojan War, a great civilization arose on the island of Crete. The Minoan civilizati ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Knossos

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more