Is Minoan Kingdom really just a legend?

The world is a thick history, in which there are many ancient countries, but with the change of time, some ancient countries are buried in history. Most of the ancient countries knew about their tracks, almost no part of them were very secret, and some even died overnight. As the sun rises, the once prosperous country disappears without a trace. Where have all these ancient countries gone? Some people have found the answer, and some are still eternal mysteries.

I. Loulan Ancient Country

Loulan, an ancient country, is a powerful country of 36 countries in the Western Region. Located in the west of Lop Nur, it was an important hub on the Silk Road at that time. According to historical records, the ancient country of Loulan was founded in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, and for a very long time, it was subject to the Great Han Kingdom. In the early Tang Dynasty, Loulan was recorded again, but since 630 AD, the ancient country of Loulan, which existed for nearly 800 years, has quietly disappeared, leaving only a fragment.

When it comes to the reasons for the demise of the ancient country of Loulan, experts have not achieved the goal of governance.

Some people think that the inevitable reasons such as drought and water shortage will make everyone in Loulan area move to Wachter and Gu Chenghui be abandoned; Some people think that an unexpected plague will kill some Loulan people, and those who survive will leave one after another; Some people think that there is a terrible biological invasion, because there are no natural enemies, so everyone will inevitably abandon the city and flee.

What causes the ancient country of Loulan to die? I think experts will solve the mystery for you one day.

Second, Yelang ancient country

Yelang ancient country has existed for about 300 years, and it is one of the three mysterious ancient countries in the history of China.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Yelang destroyed the country, and during the Pingnian period of Emperor Han Cheng, Yelang fought with a small country in the south and did not obey the court's mediation.

Han Ting's newly appointed sister-in-law and chief Chen Li went deep into Yelang's hinterland and killed the last king named Xing Yelang.

Three. Minos kingdom

There is a well-known story in ancient Greek mythology: a long time ago, the sea gave Minos, the king of Crete, a beautiful and strong bull, hoping that Minos would kill it and then sacrifice it to him. Minos couldn't bear to leave the cow.

Poseidon was furious, so he tricked Minos' wife into falling in love with the bull and gave birth to Minotaur, a man-eating monster who was half man and half cow.

It's a shame to wash one's dirty linen in public, so Minos ordered to build a double axe maze and put monsters in it. In order to avenge Wang Aiqin's son in Athens, Minos ordered the Athenians to sacrifice 14 teenagers for Minotaur every nine years.

Finally, the son of Aegean killed Minotaur with the magic sword.

It is recognized by western archaeologists that the world-famous Greek myths and legends are probably processed by the ancients according to historical events and figures. But it is puzzling that the Minoan kingdom mentioned in the story has no written records in Greek history.

Whether the legendary Minoan kingdom and the mysterious maze really happened in history has always attracted the world.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9, a group of archaeologists excavated the ruins of a palace in Crete. Rectangular, covering an area of 20,000 square meters, with a square and courtyard in the center, with more than 300 rooms/kloc-0.

A double axe sign was also found in the ruins. Archaeologists agree that this is the legendary Minoan maze.

The mythical Minoan kingdom has been confirmed, but how did it disappear? 1907, American archaeologists dug up an ancient commercial city under the 60-meter-thick volcanic ash on santorini Island in northern Crete.

According to research, this city was buried by volcanic ash when Santorin volcano erupted in about 1500 BC. It was the most violent volcanic eruption in human history, and the ejected volcanic ash residue covered 62.

5 square kilometers. The volcanic eruption triggered a huge tsunami, the wave was as high as 50 meters, and the huge waves rolled south, destroying the cities, villages and Minoan kingdom on Crete. With the passage of time, the Minoan kingdom was gradually forgotten and only mentioned in legends. But this is only a hypothesis, and the mystery of the disappearance of the real Minoan kingdom has not been solved.

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