Aegean civilization - Wikipedia
Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece around the Aegean Sea. There are three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland. [1] Crete is associated with the Minoan civilization from the Early Bronze Age.
Aegean civilizations | History, People, Art, Architecture, Religion ...
Aegean civilizations, the Stone and Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished in the area of the Aegean Sea in the periods, respectively, about 7000–3000 bc and about 3000–1000 bc. The area consists of Crete , the Cyclades and some other islands, and the Greek mainland, including the Peloponnese , central Greece , and Thessaly.
Aegean - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 28, 2011 · The Aegean Sea lies between the coast of Greece and Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It contains over 2,000 islands which were settled by the ancient Greeks; the largest among them being Crete (Kriti) and the best known and …
Aegean Sea - Wikipedia
By the late 14th century, the Byzantine Empire had lost all control of the coast of the Aegean Sea and could exercise power around their capital, Constantinople. The Ottoman Empire then gained control of all the Aegean coast with the exception of Crete, which was a …
Bronze Age Aegean - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 17, 2021 · The Aegean during the Bronze Age sees the development, dominance, and collapse of three major cultures. At the end of the Bronze Age, settlements throughout the Aegean were small and dispersed, and writing fell out of use until the Greek Archaic Period which began in the 8th century BCE.
Aegean civilizations - New World Encyclopedia
Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations that developed between 3000-1200 B.C.E. in Greece and the basin of the Aegean sea. Ancient Greek writers recanted stories of heroes but, nothing was actually known about the Aegean civilization until the late nineteenth century.
Minoan civilization | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 30, 2024 · Reaching its peak about 1600 bce and the later 15th century, Minoan civilization was remarkable for its great cities and palaces, its extended trade throughout the Levant and beyond, and its use of writing.
Aegean Civilizations - The lost faces of the ancient world
From 3000 to 1200 BCE, the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations developed on the coasts of the Aegean Sea. We know little of these cultures outside of a few major excavations in the Peloponnese Peninsula, Knossos on the island of Crete, and in the volcanic ash that buried much of the island of Santorini.
Smarthistory – An introduction to the ancient Aegean
The Aegean refers to the Aegean Sea, the northern portion of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey and extending south to the island of Crete. In art history this designation refers to the era of the Bronze Age, the 3 rd and 2 nd millennium B.C.E.
Cultures under the Aegean civilizations | Britannica
Aegean civilizations, The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished c. 3000–1000 bce in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They include Crete , the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia , Thrace , and western Anatolia.