Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 94
Such was the life ofthese princes, but the Cretans were certainly less given torobbery. The extension of their dominion on the sea heldthem within bounds. Thucydides and Herodotus agree that thesuppression of piracy and the supremacy of the Cretans in theMediterranean were the work of Minos, and… … 90 PALACES OF CRETE AND THEIR BUILDERS stone, which was slightly inclined, the clav was perhaps mixedand the potters wheel stood. In the corners are the receptaclesfor water or colours. The fact that this room, too, was linedwith slabs of stone gives the impression that some work whichmight soil…
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