Knossos (pronounced /(kə)ˈnɒsoʊs, -səs/; Ancient Greek: Κνωσσός, romanized: Knōssós, pronounced [knɔː.sós]; Linear B: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 Ko-no-so) is a Bronze Age...
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Epimenides (redirect from Epimenides of Knossos)
Epimenides of Knossos (or Epimenides of Crete) (/ɛpɪˈmɛnɪdiːz/; Greek: Ἐπιμενίδης) was a semi-mythical 7th- or 6th-century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet...
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of the island, especially to the south. Knossos – the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. Knossos had an estimated population of 1,300 to...
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Arthur Evans (section Excavations of Knossos)
special reference to the archives of Knossos – ETANA". Retrieved 9 June 2016. Hogan, C. Michael (2007) Knossos Evans, A.J. (1909). "Scripta Minoa – Volume...
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Knossos (Greek: Κνωσός, Knōsós, [knoˈsos]), also romanized Cnossus, Gnossus, and Knossus, is the main Bronze Age archaeological site at Heraklion, a modern...
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the Knossos Tablets. It contains two works, Leonard Robert Palmer's The Find-Places of the Knossos Tablets and John Boardman's The Date of the Knossos Tablets...
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snake goddess figurines were excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. The decades-long excavation programme led...
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Minotaur (category Knossos)
Labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. Its location was near Minos's palace in Knossos. The Minotaur is commonly represented in Classical art with the body of...
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port of Knossos, located about 20 stadia (roughly 3.7 kilometers) away. Strabo also confirms this relationship between Herakleion and Knossos. The location...
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players can use stealth. Depths of Fear: Knossos was released for Windows on April 24, 2014. Depths of Fear: Knossos received negative reviews on Metacritic...
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inside the palatial complex of Knossos, Crete, in Greece. It is found at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, one of the main centers of the...
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curator of the archaeological site at Knossos to replace MacKenzie. He was not required to assume the post of Knossos Curator until the spring of 1930. Meanwhile...
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except for Knossos, which was itself destroyed roughly a century later. The term "palace" was introduced by Arthur Evans, who had interpreted Knossos as the...
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"Quartier Mu" at Malia (Middle Minoan II period = MM II) Malia palace (MM III) Knossos (MM II or III) the Petras deposit (MM IIB), excavated starting in 1995...
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Alexandre Farnoux (redirect from Knossos: Unearthing a Legend)
of Knossos—in this pocket-sized volume entitled Cnossos : L'archéologie d'un rêve (lit. 'Knossos: The Archaeology of a Dream'; UK edition – Knossos: Unearthing...
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jewelry Fresco fragment of a dancing woman (Knossos, 1600-1450 BC) Bull leaping fresco(1600-1450 BC) from Knossos palace, acrobats leaping across a bull Boar...
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BCE—Mycenaeans attack and capture Crete, destroying many royal palaces including Knossos. c. 1450–1300 BCE—Minoan Second Palace period ends and Late Minoan/Final...
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HSF Cruise Bonaria (redirect from HSF Knossos Palace)
Lines and renamed it Cruise Bonaria and the other one renamed Knossos Palace. The former Knossos Palace was under the Minoan Lines 20 years. For 20 years did...
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Winged Girl of Knossos is a children's historical novel by Erick Berry. Set in Bronze Age Crete, it is based on Greek mythology, Cretan history, and archaeological...
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surrounding the palace of Knossos. Lustral basins at various sites Lustral basin at the Throne Room, Knossos North Lustral Basin, Knossos Palace at Malia Lustral...
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made this way. C. Michael Hogan. 2007. Knossos fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian Horgan, C. Michael (2008). "Knossos Fieldnotes". Retrieved 2009-07-23. Amie...
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airport at Chania serve international travelers. The Minoan palace at Knossos is also located in Heraklion. The earliest references to the island of...
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"Knossos Game – Zatrikion". Ancient Games - Playing the Board Games of the Ancient World. Retrieved 2021-12-26. Arthur Evans: "The Palace of Knossos"...
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of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos. Cornell University Library. London : Macmillan and Co. pp. §92, pp. 215-6...
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archaeologist to excavate Minoan Knossos, hired the Swiss artist Emile Gilliéron and his son, Emile, as the chief fresco restorers at Knossos. The restorations have...
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located at Knossos, does not appear on seals until after the Mycenean invasion. Arthur Evans came to believe that at the peak of the power of Knossos it was...
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Prince of the Lilies (category Knossos)
the lilies and arm at right in the Knossos reproduction) The reconstruction of the so-called "Priest-king" from Knossos has always been uncertain. When the...
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Émile Gilliéron (section Knossos and later career)
named the "Palace of Minos" – of the Minoan site of Knossos on Crete. Gilliéron was visiting Knossos on 1 May [O.S. 18 April], while Evans's draughtsman...
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the art of Minoan Crete, notably from the archaeological recoveries at Knossos. Brazilian green onyx was often used as plinths for art deco sculptures...
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cities of Minoan Crete along with Knossos and Malia. A road system connects the cities and the road from Phaistos to Knossos seems to the most prominent. This...
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