Project Gutenberg 2023-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 222 Glasgow, George 1891 23012798 The Minoans $aUnited Kingdom :$bJonathan Cape,$c1923. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Minoans" by George Glasgow is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the rich and complex civilization of the Minoans, an ancient people who thrived on the island of Crete thousands of years ago. Glasgow aims to present this fascinating culture in an accessible way, catering to a general audience interested in archaeology and history, without requiring prior knowledge of classical studies. At the start of the narrative, the author emphasizes the revolutionary discoveries made by Sir Arthur Evans in the early 1900s, which uncovered the existence of a sophisticated Minoan civilization, previously unknown to much of the world. The opening chapters delve into the social, political, and artistic life of the Minoans, introducing readers to their advanced architectural achievements, intricate pottery, and the legendary figures such as King Minos. Glasgow also sets the stage for a broader understanding of how this civilization acted as a precursor to later Greek culture, linking their contributions to the eventual emergence of classical Greece. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/minoansglas00glas/page/n7 20190213051907glasgow 1923 GB Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crete (Greece) -- Antiquities Minoans DF Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 161057 2025-09-27T12:25:37.100886 text/html 131018 2024-10-19T03:31:18 text/html 793272 2025-09-27T12:25:41.519824 application/epub+zip 791503 2025-09-27T12:25:38.333892 application/epub+zip 164010 2025-09-27T12:25:37.682869 application/epub+zip 892731 2025-09-27T12:25:43.836852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866231 2025-09-27T12:25:41.048897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125132 2025-09-27T12:25:36.776879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105216 2024-10-19T03:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15524 2025-09-27T12:25:43.968814 application/rdf+xml 9190 2025-09-27T12:25:37.937841 image/jpeg 1815 2025-09-27T12:25:37.808872 image/jpeg 779133 2025-09-27T12:25:37.130863 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog