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Crete

Also known as Cretan

Crete is the largest Greek island, in the eastern Mediterranean, home of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation. Its ancient city-states were governed by magistrates called kosmoi. Ancient writers, including Aristotle, compared Carthage's constitution with those of Crete and Sparta, a comparison noted in the history of the Punic Empire.

Crete
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Crete. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crete
MLA
“Crete.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crete. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Crete.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crete.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Crete’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/crete (Accessed: ).

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