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But unlike modern corrida, only young girls participated in the Cretan rituals by going out into the arena and dancing around the infuriated animals. The end of the Cretan civilization came when it was at its peak....

Unsolved coded messages

Linear A script is a variation of the island of Crete. It has evolved from the Cretan hieroglyphs, but later was replaced by Linear B, decoding of Michael Ventris, in 1952. This script was used by the Mycenaean Greeks....

The Phaistos Disc has Finally Been Decoded

The famous Phaistos Disc, a document of inscription text of an usual kind, looks to have finally been deciphered by scientists from the Technological Educational Institute of Crete in Greece. Dr....

The Lost City of Atlantis

Frost located the lost City on the Island of Crete. His theory was it all orginated from the Minoan Empire era, that was also loacted on the Island of Crete....

Sardinia May be a Part of Lost Atlantis

Scientists in support of this theory see the islands of Crete, Sicily, Cyprus and Malta as surviving above water remains of the large Atlantean island....

The Story of Hannibal

After the defeat, he was forced to go into hiding again - first in Crete, later in Armenia, and finally took refuge in Bithynia....

Forgotten mysteries of History

Minoans lived on the island of Crete, known for its labyrinth and the Minotaur. The end of their civilization occurred after the eruption of a volcano on the neighboring island of Tyre....