Articles on the ancient world

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Zeus and Europa

Zeus and Europa

4 min read

The Agia Triada sarcophagus

The Agia Triada sarcophagus

6 min read

Agia Triada

Agia Triada

An administrative centre in southern Crete

5 min read

Talos, the bronze guardian

Talos, the bronze guardian

3 min read

The Phaistos Disc

The Phaistos Disc

The earliest “printed” text

5 min read

The palace at Phaistos

The palace at Phaistos

Controlling the Messara Plain

7 min read

War’s effect on society

War’s effect on society

A fragment of Ennius

5 min read

Jumping the bull

Jumping the bull

The bull-leaping fresco from Knossos

5 min read

Horns of Consecration

Horns of Consecration

A closer look at a Minoan symbol

5 min read

Home of the Minotaur

Home of the Minotaur

The palace at Knossos

14 min read

The island of Minos

The island of Minos

Crete in the Bronze Age

14 min read

The Villa Jovis

The Villa Jovis

Tiberius’ villa on Capri

4 min read