The Palace of Knossos: Beautiful History HD

Minoan civilization, Bronze Age civilization of Crete that flourished from about 3000 bc to about 1100 bc. Its name derives from Minos, either a dynastic title or the name of a particular ruler of Crete who has a place in Greek legend. Snake goddess, faience statuette from the temple depository of Knossos, c. 1600 BC.

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Article: Minoan civilization

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[studyofantiquityandthemidd]

I want to do a few uploads a month like this. In these brief videos you get to enjoy HD to 4K footage, while also learning a bit of history as well. I hope you all enjoy! Check out the links in the video description above to support the channel!

[budscroggins]

Most ancient civilizations..like Egyptians..assyrians and Mayans..their artwork always depicts violence..someone getting beheaded or run through..Minoan art is different..they always look like they are on Holiday

[praisegod]

I recently finished reading Nikos Kazantzakis' "Zorba", which describes Crete and Knossos (including, I'm pretty sure, the palace). How amazing to see it today! Thank you for this video!

[archrosethomas]

thankyou so much for this informative video

[jeremytaylor]

Excellent video and research, if the Palace was adjacent to a large fertile plain, Then one could expect some type of harvest festival. It is common practice to stack the sheaves of wheat to dry, and these can easily by made into a maze. If bulls were released into the maze, and teams of hunters followed, with the winners being the first to capture the bull undamaged and delivere it to the palace, for sacrifice.
Apparently young children were brought as a tribute of war, and trained in the arts of non lethal bull capture.
Since the story says that the original Atlantis sank 11, 000 years ago, during the younger Dryas flood event. It is possible that the palace on Crete was a recreation of the original.

[HamsterBlitz]

thank you for a great video.
I have to ask where you got the music from, I really loved it!

[shipmate]

Been there... what amazed me was their water and sewage system.

[emoji_page]

I like reading something at my own casual pace. Although not as brief a time as I've experienced elsewhere, was anyone able to read all of the words before the video moved on?

[cloroxbleach]

I cant be the only one here for school

[qdrawli]

Wealth of information but it’s a shame that some of it very hard to read against some of the backgrounds.

[.Talent_Show]

Aren't our archeologists so open minded and smart? They can conclude that it wasn't a military site because a 3, 500 year old site is devoid of weapons? So as the people roaming around the countryside came across these structures they explored them and they were suppose to what, leave the weapons there so that historians could confirm that it was a fort? As for the "throne" connected to the wall and the bowl on the floor, that looks more like an alter and sacrificial bowl to me. I mean why would you have a room with bars on the windows and a plane rock chair for a throne room?

[monkishferret]

did slaves built the palace of knossos