"Freely provides detailed maps and itineraries for extended excursions. Sized to fit with ease into a backpack or a glove box, this useful compendium is suitable for all travelers to that part of the world."–Booklist
A History of Crete steps in to fill a gap in scholarship on this fascinating island, providing the first complete history of Crete to be published for over twenty years, and the first ever that is written with a wide readership in mind.
It is now generally recognized that the island of Crete played a part in this early history which is out of all proportion to its size. This book offers information on the social history: from early times until the Roman Occupation
A gold signet ring of similar theme from a tomb at Ark- hanes shows a goddess in the middle with an elaborately flounced dress. A man on the right attacks a tree in or behind a shrine. Another man on the left clasps ...
History of Crete
Renowned British novelist Unsworth documents his fascinating travels in Crete, largest of the Greek isles and home to the Minoan civilization of 1500 B.C.--one of the most glittering and sophisticated cultures the world has ever seen.
Papers presented at a symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens, 17–19 April 2008, 9.5–110. Stockholm. ... Hornblower, Simon, Spawforth, Anthony, and Eidinow, Esther. 2012. ... 2nd edn, with a Supplement by A. W. Johnston.
... John Scott , Yiorgos Sintihakis & Despina Lilitsi , Sven Buchholz , Michelle Brockway , Toos van den Berg , M Winship , lan Pearson , Jo Setters , B kateroudaki , Dorothy Mapley , Gillian Clarke , David Parry .
Florence Hazen Miller moved to Crete in 1911 with her husband, Benjamin G. Miller, the local telephone company manager, and became involved in numerous civic activities. In 1923, she created the concept of the living Christmas tree, ...
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Crete: All the Museums and Archaeological Sites