All coastal cities generate Golden Age points based on the population, and with a spawn bias near the coast this'll help just start on the right track to one. In years to come, people will look upon your actions and weep."Ī fairly simple Civ centred on sea trade. Introduction: "Who dares to taint the sanctity of the palace of Minos with their presence?"ĭefeat: "Truly the gods have abandoned us, for without their aid you could never have destroyed us."ĭefeat: "You have done the world a great disservice, today. Please do not be frightened by our technological superiority over you." Introduction: "Welcome to the lands of the Minoan people. It is time to raise that kingdom anew! Will you spur your merchants to rebuild their ships and reclaim the seas? Will your cities and palaces once again be the envy of all the nations around you? Will you build a civilization that will stand the test of time? King Minos! The Minoan empire has long since fallen, yet men continue to sing tales of glory to which your kingdom was the setting. As the Minoan legend grew, so too did yours, with your name coming to be known as one of the great kings of old. The tales of your prosperity spread across the isles of the Aegean through your many trade routes, and to outsiders your kingdom assumed a mythic status. In this perpetual peace your people blossomed, becoming the most culturally and technologically advanced empire of the age. Yours is a proud kingdom of traders and artisans centred on the island of Crete, away from the petty and bloody squabbles of the nations around you. Greetings, Great King Minos, son of Zeus and Europa most powerful king in the Aegean! The Minoans await your wisdom. Perhaps this interpretation is not far from the truth “Minos” may indeed be the title of the Minoan ruler rather than his name. The disparity between this two images of Minos have inspired some writers to consider him as two distinct individuals. Even in death, the Greeks invested Minos with considerable power, naming him as the chief among the three judges of the Underworld. Among other Greeks, Minos is remembered as just, wise, and pious ruler who maintained peace and security throughout the Aegean, who brought wealth and prosperity to his subjects and allies, and who inspired legal traditions that continue to influence Greece hundreds of years after his death. Among the Athenians and Megarians, Minos is remembered as a tyrant who demanded a vicious tribute to sate the desires of a child born of his wife’s heinous indulgence. With so much of Minos’ life tangled up in myth and legend, it is difficult to assess the success of his reign and his accomplishments. Ultimately however, the Minoans fell to a combination of natural disaster and foreign invasion.
The Minoans rose as the first urban European civilization with technologies that other areas of Europe would wait centuries, if not millennia to obtain. The Minoans were wealthy merchants and that wealth paid for the lavish palaces of Minoan royalty. Their true name has been forgot, though it is perhaps faintly remembered in ancient names for the island of Crete such as the Mariote “Kaptara”, Egyptian “Keftiu”, and possibly, the biblical “Caphtor.” Whatever the Minoans called their own civilization, today they are named for their king Minos, who was remembered in Greek myth as the son of Zeus and Europa and ruler of Crete. But with their language unknown, only mute artifacts remain to speak for their legacy. Only in the last eighty years has archaeology begun to assemble a detailed understanding of this ancient culture. The history of the Minoan Civilization has long since passed into the realm of myth and legend.
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