Minoan civilization
Bronze Age civilization flourishing on Crete and other Aegean islands from c. 2600 to 1100 BC
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Summary
Minoan civilization is an archaeological culture[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of archaeological culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,617 views/month, #4 of 524).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: civilization[3], ancient civilization[4], historical period[5], style[6]
- Named after: Minos[7]
- Location: Crete[8]
- Part of: Bronze Age[9], history of Crete[10]
- Commons category: Minoan civilization[11]
- Start time: 3300 BC[12], 2000 BC[13]
- End time: 1100 BC[14]
- Participated in conflict: Mycenaean conquest of Crete[15]
- Coordinate location: 35.309722, 24.893333[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Minoan civilization[17]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=minoan[18]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19]
- Replaced by: Mycenaean Greece[20]
- Partially coincident with: Mycenaean Greece[21], Cycladic civilization[22]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Mínojská civilizace[23], Template:Minoan civilization[24]
- Indigenous to: Crete[25]
- Language used: Minoan[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Minoan civilization[28]
Why It Matters
Minoan civilization has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 167 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]