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