The Battle of Crete Crete‚ the largest of the islands in the southern Mediterranean‚ was the site of one of the most unique battles in World War 2. Using airborne troops Hitler invaded Crete on the 20th of May 1941. The three main causes of the battle was Mussolini’s invasion of Greece‚ Crete’s strategic importance and the Paratroopers wanting to prove themselves. The consequences can be seen from all three of the main fighting sides; the Germans‚ the Allies and the Cretans. Each with different
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| The Battle of Crete: Important or Insignificant? | The Battle of Crete began May 20th‚ 1941. Nazi Germany launched an airborne attack called Operation Merkur or Operation Mercury on the island of Crete. This battle will be important because it will hold great influence over the course of the war in the means of power. The Greek‚ Allied forces and even civilians attempted to defend the island and after day one the Germans suffered heavy casualties. The next day‚ the Allies were confident
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whose palaces were on hilltops‚ enclosed within huge walls‚ which were very easy to defend. Mycenae with its impressive Gate of Lions became the dominating power in the Peloponese. These palaces soon appeared all over Greece‚ but unlike those on Crete‚ these were all huge fortifications and much more difficult to penetrate. As with the Cycladic Civilisation‚ an impressive legacy was also left by the Mycenaean Civilisation in the form of gold jewellery and ornaments. A collection of these treasures
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/ˈmaɪnəs/; Greek: Μίνως‚ Minōs) was the first King of Crete‚ son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years‚ he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus’s creation‚ the labyrinth‚ to be eaten by the Minotaur. After his death‚ Minos became a judge of the dead in the underworld. The Minoan civilization of Crete has been named after him by the archaeologist Arthur Evans. By his wife‚ Pasiphaë (or some say Crete)‚ he fathered Ariadne‚ Androgeus‚ Deucalion‚ Phaedra
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to get her‚ Zeus transformed himself into a magnificent bull and with it persuaded Europa to climb on his back. With Europa on his back‚ Zeus sped off to the island of Crete. After reaching the island‚ Zeus resumed in his manly form again. From Europa and Zeus their son Minos was born. When Minos was older‚ he became the King of Crete marrying Pasiphae. Minos was seen as a great ruler. He was particularly famous for his justice and law codes. One time during a ceremony Zeus offered Minos a brilliant
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Sir Arthur Evans Essay How has the work of Sir Arthur Evans contributed to our understanding of the past? The work of Arthur Evans in exploring Ancient Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete has significantly contributed to our understanding of the past. In examining his work‚ three observations may be made about Evans archaeological examinations. The interpretation and reconstruction of a site should not be influenced by archaeologist’s preconceived ideas‚ in investigating the past it is important
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Domenicos Theotocopoulos‚ otherwise known as El Greco‚ was born in Crete in 1541 and died in 1614‚ Domenicos was a talented Cretan painter‚ architect‚ and sculptor. He was given the name El Greco‚ translated literally as "the Greece"‚ because he was born on the island of Crete in 1521 and at that time Crete belonged to Greece. El Greco lived on the island of Crete until the age of 25 when he left to explore the world. In Venice‚ El Greco worked under Titian who was considered the Great Master
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Greece: The Bronze Age – Society in Minoan Crete Everyday Life (1) By Emily Gold Entertainment and leisure activities: Acrobatics was used in most leisure activities that the Minoan people used to keep themselves entertained‚ as running and leaping supplied to success in warfare ad hunting. Bull-leaping was the most famed and controversial of all Minoan sports‚ this sport consists of an athlete who would sprint head-long at a charging bull‚ grab the bulls horns and jump onto its back‚ then the athlete
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John Pendlebury‚ whose knowledge of Minoan archaeology was enormous‚ said that: “It is impossible to say what kind of social order existed” in Minoan Crete. However‚ we do have the palaces and villas‚ townhouses and remains of separate farms and simple huts‚ so we know that some members of the society must have been better off than others‚ because they live in better houses. We can also guess that some
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figurine‚ however evidence supports that The Snake Goddess symbolizes fertility‚ holiness‚ and life and death (Flamee). The most prominent way The Snake Goddess represents fertility is by her appearance. Standing at 13½ inches in the Herakleion Museum at Crete‚ The Snake Goddess holds a snake in each hand‚ wears a hat with a sitting cat on top and has exposed bare breasts (Witcombe). The fact that she is depicted partially nude‚ with her breasts uncovered is interpreted as a sign of fertility mostly relating
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