Cycladic

Examples of Cycladic in the following topics:

• Sculpture of the Cyclades

  • The Cyclades is a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea encircling the island of Delos .
  • Indigenous civilization on the Cyclades reached its high point during the Bronze Age.
  • Cycladic art is best known for its small scale marble figurines.
  • Male figures are also found in Cycladic grave sites.
  • A Cycladic male figure with the harp.

• Introduction to Ancient Greece

  • The Cycladic civilization, around the Cyclades Islands, thrived from 3,000 to 2,000 BCE.
  • Little is known about the Cycladic civilization because they left no written records.

• The Neopalatial Period

  • Minoans began to settle in colonies away from Crete, including on the islands of the Cyclades, Rhodes, and in Egypt.

• The Minoans

  • Minoans began to settle in colonies away from Crete, including on the islands of the Cyclades, Rhodes, and in Egypt.

• Delphi and Greek Treasuries

  • The Siphnian Treasury was built for the polis of Siphnos, a city-state that occupied a Cycladic island.

• Minoan Painting

  • The Minoans settled on other islands besides Crete, including the volcanic, Cycladic island of Thera (present-day Santorini).

• The Rise of Classical Greece

  • In 490 BCE, a second force was sent to Greece across the Aegean Sea, successfully subjugating the Cyclades, though the Persians were defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, putting a halt to Darius’s plan until his death in 486 BCE.