Cnossus
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When the grateful Athenians would have given him a large sum of money he refused and asked only that there should be friendship between Athens and his own home, Cnossus in Crete.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Gortyna was, next to Cnossus, the largest and most powerful city of Crete.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
At Cnossus we find a system of drainage in use, which is far in advance of anything known in the modern world before the 19th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
There is evidence, moreover, that the script and with it the indigenous language did not die out during this period, and that therefore the days of Hellenic settlement at Cnossus were not yet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
When the rest of Crete fell under the Roman dominion, Cnossus shared the same fate, and became a Roman colony.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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