CLASSICS 2B03 Lecture 2: The Minoan Civilization: Cyclades and the Minoans
12 Sep 2016
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Before the cycladic figurines, the statues were much more thick. 2000 - 1700 bce (old palace period) A palace is an administrative and economic hub; centre of religious activity. Functioned more like a central plaza, than for the royal family. Possible ones built at mallia and zakros. Seats for viewing opposite of the bothroi. Storage rooms took up a lot of the palace. Whoever controlled the palace had a lot of wealth. Flat top roofs. (*) new palace period (*) 1 interestingly, the tiles show that the minoans could build (and live) in a three storey building. It is an engineering marvel that they were able to do this. Some argue that they did not, but the tiles represent everyday life. 1750 - 1450 bce is the new palace period. Before earthquake, this is the golden age of minoan culture. All these cities had a uniformity of design. However, there was no king of crete .
