The Minoans

by Don Nardo

Long before the rise of the classical Greeks and their famous achievements, Crete and nearby Aegean islands were the home of the Minoans, who fashioned Europe's first advanced culture. From the discovery of the great palace at Knossos in 1900, to new theories about the Minoans' demise, a noted scholar of ancient Greece tells the story of this enigmatic vanished people.

112 pages, Hardcover

Published August 6, 2004

About the author

Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens.

Reviews

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a beautiful book about an ancient island. Minoans lived in Crete island for centuries,a nd they established one of the most advanced civilizations in their time. Now the historians believe that CTERE was actually the ATLANTIS based on the facts from Plato dialogs. Plato describes the Atlantheans and gives many information about how they lived and how they got all erased from the earth by a huge under sea volcano. They all match with the facts now historians found after amny exxcavations in the island. Very good reading for all History lovers..

[Amber Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book looking for some simple information about the Minoans. They remain a frustratingly elusive people about who not too much is known--I can't truly fault the book, but I still remain unsatisfied about this people. It does agree with my thoughts that the island of Thera is the best possibility for Atlantis--I only wish a little more information was available on the eruption in this book.

[Agnes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Johann J. Wincklemann - German librarian, one of the founding fathers of archeology
- good chapter "Limitations of the Sources"