The classical Greeks weren't the first kids on the Aegean block. Long before Athens' golden age, before Homer, and even before the Trojan War, there was a civilization on the island of Krete. The land of King Minos was home to beautiful palaces, a fascinatingly-complex economy, and something approximating Bull-Cthulu. It's a fun time, let's jump in.
SOURCES & Further Reading: "The Greeks: An Illustrated History" by Diane Cline for National Geographic, "The Greeks: A Global History" by Roderick Beaton, Lectures from The Great Courses Plus — "Being Minoan and Mycenaean" from "The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World" by Robert Garland, and "Minoan Crete" & "Schliemann & Mycenae" from "Ancient Greek Civilization" by Jeremy McInerney. And I have a university degree in Classical Studies.
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