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Greek coins and their parent cities (1902)

Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 430

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Crete—Moujst Ida. Prince George of Greece, and have already unearthed marvellous prehistoricantiquities. At Cuosos Mr. Evans has found the palace of Minos, and provedthat the Greek legends about him had an historical basis.^ But it is difficult tofind how the story of the Minotaur and his victims… … Crete—KL\lous Limoxias (the Fair Havens of the Apostle Paul). now stands forth as a law-giver and a beneficent patron of letters. Mr. Hogarthhas cleared out the Cave of Zeus, and finds that it was the shrine of a highlyinteresting cult of prehistoric times. No doubt all this will lead to thevarious…

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