The Minotaur's Island

Formato: DVD

Ano: 2003

Synopsis 1: As Bettany Hughes recollects in her documentary, Minotaur's Island, the Minoan culture met their demise much like mist fading into the atmosphere. There wasn't massive violence at play which caused their downfall, but more of a gradual reactionary decline due to the elements that closed a chapter on many hundreds of years of tradesman living that spanned to around roughly 1420 BC. It's possible for a historical documentary to lean on the dry side when discussing the moribund nature of a conflict-less society, but Hughes' Minotaur's Island makes certain to hold onto a stimulating blend between photography, textual information, and theory regarding the precursor civilization to the Mycenaean conquest-focused society.

Synopsis 2: Before Crete collapsed in fire and violence, it boasted an advanced, prosperous Mediterranean civilization with hinged doors, flush toilets, and magnificent palaces. Historian Bettany Hughes takes up the lost Minoans, who flourished 5,000 years ago and spawned the legend of the half-man, half-bull Minotaur. How did the Minoans live, and what brought this great society to such a sudden, obscure end? Modern archaeology offers tantalizing clues.