The Palace of Knossos : Minoan citadel
The Minoans were an early Greek civilisation with cultural links to the civilisation of ancient Egypt.
Read MoreThe Minoans were an early Greek civilisation with cultural links to the civilisation of ancient Egypt.
Read MoreThe trireme was capable of sustained speeds of around six knots and on a good day, the oarsmen – rowing for 6–8 hours – could propel the ship between 80 to 100 kilometres, or 50 to 62 miles.
Read MoreThe Parhenon stands atop the Acropolis , a hill rising above the centre of Athens, and is regarded as one of the great wonders of the ancient world.
Read MoreIn the early 19th century Britains’s Lord Elgin removed one of the caryatids which is now in the British museum.
Read MoreThe Ottoman Empire occupies a special place in the collective consciousness of the West, at once a dark star on
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