The Humanistic Tradition

In the first decade of the twentieth century, the British archeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncovered an even earlier pre-Greek civilization on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea. He called it “Minoan” after the legendary King Minos, celebrated in ancient Greek legend.
This maritime civilization flourished between 2000 and
1400 b.c.e., when it seems to have been absorbed or destroyed by the Mycenaeans.

Fiero, Gloria (2015-02-27). The Humanistic Tradition Volume 1: Prehistory to the Early Modern World (Page 77). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Kindle Edition.