Cnossus
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Cnossian adjective
Example Sentences
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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 Literature
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 Project Gutenberg
Gortyna was, next to Cnossus, the largest and most powerful city of Crete.
From Project Gutenberg
It has also participated in the exploration of Cnossus and other important sites in Crete.
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As to its chronological relation to the Cretan sites—Cnossus, Phaestus, &c., and the “Minoan” civilization as determined by Dr A. Evans, see the discussion under Crete.
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