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Hello, Tristan here. I hope you're doing well. We're all good here at History Hit Towers.

Now, you might not know, but on and off, I've been posting polls on Spotify, asking listeners

which topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes.

Now, one that was popular, overwhelmingly popular, was the Minoans. And I'm delighted with that.

There is so much interesting stuff about this Bronze Age civilization. So much mystery,

so many million-dollar questions for archaeologists. In fact, we quickly realized

when recording this episode that we couldn't do the Minoans justice with just one interview.

We needed more time. So this is Rise of the Minowans. We're talking about the roots of these

people and how they've flourished. There'll be more episodes to continue the story really soon,

and we'll delve into more marvels and mysteries of the Minoans,

who were complete game changes.

So let's get into it.

Thank you. Three thousand five hundred years ago, the island of Crete was home to one of the most extraordinary Bronze Age civilizations in the world. The Minoans, named after the legendary Minos, king of Canossos, who controlled

the Minotaur in a great labyrinth beneath his palace. Now the myth of the Minotaur, half man,

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