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5Mil BC |
Crete separated from the Greek mainland about this time. Links: Greece, Crete 
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700000 BC 130000 BC |
In 2010 experts from Greece and the US found rough axes and other tools, thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years, old close to shelters on the south coast of Crete. Links: Greece, Crete, HistoryBC
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11000 BC 10000 BC |
The first Greek tribes settled on Crete around the 11th century BC. Links: Crete
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3200 BC 2000 BC |
The Cycladic culture, a network of small, sometimes fortified farming and fishing settlements that traded with mainland Greece, Crete and Asia Minor, flourished during this period. It is best known for the elegant figurines: mostly naked, elongated figures with arms folded under their chests. It was eclipsed by Crete and Mycenaean Greece. Links: Greece, Crete, HistoryBC
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2500 BC |
The sea-faring Cycladic culture consisted of a network of small, sometimes fortified, farming and fishing settlements that traded with mainland Greece, Crete and Asia Minor. It became renowned for its elegant flat-faced marble figurines. Links: Greece, Crete, HistoryBC
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2500 BC |
Cycladic figurines on the islet of Keros were deliberately smashed around this time. In 2006 new research led scientists to believe that Keros was a hugely important religious site where the smashed artwork was ceremoniously deposited. The sea-faring Cycladic culture consisted of a network of small, sometimes fortified, farming and fishing settlements that traded with mainland Greece, Crete and Asia Minor. It became renowned for its elegant flat-faced marble figurines. Links: Greece, Crete, HistoryBC
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2000 BC 1600 BC |
The Middle Minoan period of Crete. Middle Minoan I finds polychrome decoration in pottery with elaborate geometrical patterns; we also discover interesting attempts to picture natural forms, such as goats and beetles. There then followed some great catastrophe. Middle Minoan II includes the period of the great palace of Phaestos and the first palace of Knossos. This period also includes the magnificent polychrome pottery called Kamares ware. Another ca-tastrophe occurred. The second great palace of Knossos was built and began the Middle Mi-noan III. It was distinguished by an intense realism in art, speaking clearly of a rapid deteriora-tion in taste. Pictographic writing was clearly developed, with a hieratic or cursive script derived from it, adapted for writing with pen and ink. Links: Crete
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2000 BC 1500 BC |
The Minoan civilization, named after the Cretan ruler Minos, reached its height with central power in Knossos on the isle of Crete. The culture was apparently more female-oriented and peaceful than others of the time. Links: Crete
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1700 BC |
Knossos, Crete, was first destroyed by an earthquake. Links: Crete
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1627 BC |
The volcano Thera, or Santorini in the Aegean Sea, erupted about this time. Akrotiri, a Minoan city on the south part of Thera, was later excavated. About 3-6 feet (1-2 m) of ash fell on the city which had a population of about 30,000. The explosion of Thera about this time released energy equal to 200,000 H-bombs. In 1939 Spyridon Marinatos authored “The Volcanic Destruction of Minoan Crete.” Links: Greece, Crete
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1500 BC |
Egyptian tombs from about this time show paintings of apparently Cretan messengers and merchants, called by the name Keftiu, bearing Cretan goods: and in addition we find the actual tangible goods themselves, deposited with the Egyptian dead. Links: Crete
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365 Jul 21 |
An earthquake, whose epicenter was in Crete, leveled the Egyptian Port of Alexandria as well as the Roman outpost of Leptis Magna in Libya. Some 50,000 people died. The ancient Egyptian city, known as Leukaspis or Antiphrae, was hidden for centuries after it was nearly wiped out by the tsunami. When Chinese engineers began cutting into the sandy coast to build the roads for a new resort in 1986, they struck the ancient tombs and houses of the town founded in the second century B.C. Links: Libya, Earthquake, Egypt, Crete, Disaster
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367 |
Much of Gortyn, the Roman capital of Crete, was destroyed be an earthquake. It was 1st inhabited around 3,000 BC and was destroyed by an Arab invasion in 824. Links: Romans, Crete
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600 500 BC |
Epimenides, Cretan philosopher, is said to have originated the Liar paradox, by pro-claiming that “All Cretans are liars.” Links: Crete
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1204 |
The rule of Venice over Crete dates to this year, when the Republic was awarded 3/8 of the Eastern Roman Empire for its role in supporting the Fourth Crusade. Links: Byzantium, Crete, Venice
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1450 1650 |
The Venetians occupied the capital city of Iraklion. The forests of Crete provided the Venetians with cedars and firs for their fleets. Links: Crete
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1541 |
El Greco (d.1614), artist, was born in Crete. He settled in Toledo, Spain, in 1577 and died there. Links: Crete
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1645 |
Turkish invaders of the Ottoman Empire captured Hania on the island of Crete and built a mosque. Links: Crete
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1669 Sep 26 |
The island of Crete fell to the Ottoman Turks after 465 years as a colony of Venice. Links: Turkey, Crete, Venice
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1669 Sep 27 |
The island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea fell to the Ottoman Turks after a 21-year siege. Links: Crete
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1894 |
Arthur Evans went to Crete to find the truth behind the legend of the Minotaur. Links: Crete
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1896 Nov 26 |
Russia disclosed a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete. Links: Crete
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1897 |
The Greeks were defeated by Turkey at Velestino in their war over the independence of Crete. Links: Crete
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1898 |
Turkey withdrew from Crete. Links: Crete
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1899 |
Sir Arthur Evans discovered the center of Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. He erected a house overlooking the excavations and named it Villa Ariadne after the daughter of King Minos. As he unearthed a mound at Knossos he rebuilt parts of a 3,500 year-old palace in modernist style. In 2009 Cathy Gere authored “Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism.” Links: Britain, Greece, Crete
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1908 |
An Italian expedition on Crete discovered a terra cotta artifact with an unknown script. It was dated to about 1700 BC and became known as the Phaistos Disc (Phaestos Disc). [see 1600 BCE] Links: Crete
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1912 |
Greece acquired Crete. [see 1913] Links: Crete
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1913 Dec 14 |
Greece formally annexed Crete. Links: Crete
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1940 1941 |
German paratroopers were decimated in the battle for Crete. Links: Crete
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1941 May 20 |
Germany invaded Crete by air. Links: Crete
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1941 Jun 1 |
The German Army completed the capture of Crete as the Allied evacuation ended. Links: Crete
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1944 |
Partisans kidnapped the German commander of Crete and spirited him off to a British submarine. Links: Crete
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1973 |
Dilys Powell (1901-1995), film critic for the London Times, authored "The Villa Ariadne," a history and travel memoir of Crete. It was published in the US in 2002. Links: Britain, Crete
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1999 Jan 13 |
Dozens of illegal refugees on Crete went on a hunger strike to support their de-mand for political asylum. A boat that was to take them to Italy ran aground in a storm Nov 27. The refugees were Kurds, Indians and Sudanese. Links: India, Crete, Sudan, Kurds
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2006 Feb 20 |
Farmers clashed on the island of Crete with striking seamen who kept Greece's ports closed for a fifth day. The protest has caused food and gasoline supply problems for some Greek islands, and forced farmers to dump perishable goods. Links: Greece, Crete
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2007 Jul 11 |
Three firefighters died while battling a blaze in a forest on the Greek island of Crete. Links: Greece, Crete, Fire
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2011 Jan 3 |
A Greek ministry statement said experts from Greece and the US have found rough axes and other tools, thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years, old close to shelters on the south coast of Crete. The island has been separated from the mainland for about five million years, so whoever made the tools must have traveled there by sea, a distance of at least 40 miles. Links: Greece, Crete
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2011 Mar 6 |
Nearly 50 Bangladeshi migrant workers evacuated by sea from Libya to the Greek island of Crete jumped ship during the night, apparently to avoid being sent back to Bangladesh. Three died, 11 remained missing and many others were hospitalized. Links: Bangladesh, Crete
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2014 Apr 24 |
A Togo-flagged cargo ship sank off the southern island of Crete. Four crew members were rescued by a merchant vessel, but three remained missing. Links: Togo, Crete, Tragedy, Ship
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2018 Mar 2 |
Museums and archaeological sites in the wider Athens area and on the Greek island of Crete were shut for the day because of a strike by guards over a benefits dispute with the Culture Ministry. Links: Egypt, Crete, Museum
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2021 Apr 23 |
A police official said Greek authorities are investigating 68 deaths at a nursing home on the island of Crete after relatives raised concerns about ill-treatment and the reported cause of death. Links: Greece, Crete
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2022 Oct 15 |
A powerful storm battered Crete leaving one person dead and others reported missing. Links: Crete
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