EASTERN CRETE

Chronology
7000 B.C. Stone Age, arrival of the first settlers
6500-2800 B.C. Neolithic Age and the beginning of the
Bronze Age
2800-2100 B.C. Arrival of the Minoans, pre-Palace period
2100-2000 B.C. Beginning of the First Palace period
2000-1700 B.C. Palace civilization, construction of the First
Palaces
1700 B.C. Destruction of the First Palaces by an
earthquake
1650-1500 B.C. Construction of the Second Palaces,
Second Palace period
1500-1450 B.C. Eruption of the volcano Thera and destruction
of the Second Palaces
1450-1200 B.C. Beginning of the post-Palace period,
arrival of the Mycenaeans
1200-1100 B.C. Beginning of the Iron Age
1100-900 B.C. Invasion of the Dorians
900-69 B.C. Geometric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic
periods. Creation of the city states, extensive
trade with the Near East and Egypt.
69 B.C.-330 A.D. Roman conquest and the beginning
of the Early Christian period
330-830 A.D. First Byzantine period
830-961 A.D. Invasion of the Arabs
961-1204 A.D. Second Byzantine period
1204-1669 A.D. Venetian dominion and the first stirrings
of Cretan resistance
1669-1898 A.D. Turkish occupation and very active
Cretan resistance
1898-1912 A.D. Liberation from Turkish occupation and
creation of the Autonomous Cretan State
under the protection of the European powers
1913 A.D. Official union of Crete with Greece
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