Contents

  1. Preface
  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Mythological Crete
  3. 3 Prehistoric Crete: From the Mists of Time to 3000 BC
  4. 4 The Bronze Age: 3000 BC to 1100 BC
  5. 5 Dorian Crete: 1100 BC to 69 BC
  6. 6 Roman Rule: 69 BC to AD 365
  7. 7 The First Byzantine Period: 365 to 824
  8. 8 The Arab Emirate of Crete: 824 to 961
  9. 9 The Second Byzantine Period: 961 to 1204
  1. 10 Venetian Rule: 1204 to 1645
  2. 11 The Cretan War: 1645 to 1669
  3. 12 Ottoman Rule I: 1669 to 1821
  4. 13 Ottoman Rule II: 1821 to 1898
  5. 14 Autonomy: 1898 to 1913
  6. 15 Union with Greece: 1913 to 1941
  7. 16 The Battle of Crete and Occupation: 1941 to 1945
  8. 17 Civil War: 1945 to 1949
  9. 18 Post-War Crete: 1949 to the Present
  1. Glossary
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Image Credits
  4. Notes
  5. Index