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A History of Crete (Paperback)
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Known by the Greeks as 'Megalonisos', the 'Great Island', Crete has
been of paramount strategic importance for thousands of years
thanks to its location close to the junction of three continents
and the heart of the eastern Mediterranean. The island has been
ruled for much of its history by foreign invaders - Mycenaeans,
Dorians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Venetians, Ottoman Turks and,
briefly, the Third Reich - and thus much of its past has revolved
around how the Cretans themselves, fierce lovers of freedom, have
interacted with their conquerors and the influence of foreign rule
on their culture. Two periods at either end of these three thousand
years of domination form an intriguing contrast: the dazzling
apogee of the Minoan civilisation and the brief period of autonomy
before union with Greece at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Moorey has written an engaging and lively account of Crete from the
Stone Age to the present day.
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