Aegean civilization — is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece and the Aegean. There are in fact three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland. Crete is… … Wikipedia
History of discovery and distribution of the remains of Aegean civilization — Mycenae and Tiryns are the two principal sites on which evidence of a prehistoric civilization was remarked long ago by the classical Greeks. The curtain wall and towers of the Mycenaean citadel, its gate with heraldic lions, and the great… … Wikipedia
Aegean — may refer to*Aegean Sea *Aegean Islands *Aegean Region, Turkey *Aegean civilization *Aegean languages *Aegean Airlines *Aegean Macedonia, another term for the Greek region of Macedonia *University of the Aegean, a university based in Mytilene… … Wikipedia
Aegean civilizations — History of Greece This article is part of a series … Wikipedia
Aegean Sea — For the oil tanker Aegean Sea, see Aegean Sea oil spill … Wikipedia
Aegean civilisation — noun the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery • Syn: ↑Aegean civilization, ↑Aegean culture • Hypernyms: ↑culture, ↑civilization,… … Useful english dictionary
Aegean culture — noun the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery • Syn: ↑Aegean civilization, ↑Aegean civilisation • Hypernyms: ↑culture, ↑civilization … Useful english dictionary
Aegean — I noun an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑Aegean Sea • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Aegean languages — are the language groups spoken around the Aegean Sea area prior to and along with Greek. One example is the Amathus Bilingual. The languages would have died out around the 3rd century BC in the Aegean (by assimilation of the speakers to Greek),… … Wikipedia
Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western … Universalium