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Crete

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krēt), Gr. Kríti , island (1991 pop. 539,938), c.3,235 sq mi (8,380 sq km), SE Greece, in the E Mediterranean Sea, c.60 mi (100 km) from the Greek mainland. The largest of the Greek islands, it extends c.160 mi (260 km) from east to west and marks the southern limit of the Aegean Sea, the southern part of which is also called the Sea of Crete. The rocky northern coast of Crete is deeply indented, and the interior is largely mountainous, culminating in Mt. Ida (8,058 ft/2,456 m). Iráklion is the capital of the Crete governorate and is the island's largest city; Khaniá is the only other large city. Crete has many small farms, whose chief crops are grains, olives, and oranges, and food processing is its main industry. Sheep, goats, and dairy cattle are also raised. The island has few mineral deposits, but tourism is an increasingly important industry. Transportation facilities include a developed highway system and an airport. Crete had one of the world's earliest civilizations, the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
(Kreti, Kríti) Largest island of Greece, in the E Mediterranean Sea, SSE of the Greek mainland; the capital is Iráklion . Minoan civilization flourished on Crete from 2000 bc and the palace of Knossos was built c .1700 bc . Crete was conquered by Rome in c .68 bc and later came under Byzantine…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krēt), Gr. Kríti , island (1991 pop. 539,938), c.3,235 sq mi (8,380 sq km), SE Greece, in the E Mediterranean Sea, c.60 mi (100 km) from the Greek mainland. The largest of the Greek islands, it extends c.160 mi (260 km) from east to west and marks the southern limit of the Aegean Sea, the southern…
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From Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World
As the largest and southernmost island in the...
The largest and southernmost island of the Aegean Sea , Crete is long and thin in shape—about 160 miles long and 30–40 miles wide—and on a map it extends horizontally east-west. The island's western shore lies only about 65 miles southeast of the mainland Greek Peloponnese and about 200 miles…
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From Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present Full text Article A-Z Entries
An island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; home of the ancient Minoan civilization. Crete is a large island of 3,190 square miles. Streams, springs, fertile soil, and the sea support human habitation and agriculture. Humans have lived on Crete for thousands of years. The earliest settlements date…
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From Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
I. Origins of Christianity - II. Council - III. Archaeology. The Mediterranean island of Crete (Κρητη) was an ecclesiastical province. It fell under Roman rule in 67 BC; in 27 BC * Augustus joined it to Cyrene to make a single senatorial province with the governor’s residence at Gortyna. There were…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Largest Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 100 km/62 mi southeast of mainland Greece; area 8,378 sq km/3,234 sq mi; population (2003 est) 603,000. The capital is Iraklion (Heraklion); other major towns are Khaniá (Canea), Rethymnon, and Aghios Nikolaos. The island produces citrus fruit, …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Portion of the reconstructed Minoan palace,...
Island (pop., 2008 est.: 606,274) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and an administrative region of Greece. It stretches for 160 mi (260 km) and varies in width from 7.5 to 37 mi (12 to 60 km), with a total area of 3,218 sq mi (8,336 sq km). Dominated by mountains, it was home to the Minoan…
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From Reference Guide to the Major Wars and Conflicts in History: Wars in the Ancient World (Prehistory to 600 CE)
ca. 1400 BCE PRINCIPAL COMBATANTS: Crete vs. the Achaeans and Mycenae PRINCIPAL THEATER(S): Crete DECLARATION: Unknown MAJOR ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES: Achaean migration southward from Indo-Europe OUTCOME: Annihilation of Cretan civilization APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MEN UNDER ARMS: Unknown…
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From Essential Bible Dictionary
A large island (c. 160 mi./260 km. long) in the eastern mediterranean , SE of the Greek mainland (see GREECE ). In the OT the kerethites (1 Sam. 30:14; Ezek. 25:16), related to the philistines , are thought to have come from Crete. In the NT a number of Cretans are represented as being present…
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From The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
(see Map 4, Cc ) (for prehistoric Crete, see minoan civilization ). Evidence for the history of the island comes both from literary sources, inscriptions, and coins, and from excavation and (increasingly) field survey. The transition from bronze to iron age is still not fully understood, but some…
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