:') The Thallasocracy is a modern myth that originated in Britain, where Arthur Evans' work on Knossos and the Minoans is still close to gospel. Naturally it also plays well in Greece.
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Posted on 12/25/2004 7:32:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Actually thalassocracy "plays" well because the Minoans were expert seafarers bringing in taxes from the islands and defending their mercantile interests.
As for Evans - rather than my writing it - this should dispel that "myth":
http://www.hellenicbookservice.com/Kriti/cretan_history.htm