Cyclades (Noun)
Meaning 1
A group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
The Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The prehistoric civilization that emerged on the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age left a distinctive artistic and cultural legacy.
- Excavations on the Cyclades have uncovered numerous examples of marble figurines that were a distinctive feature of Early Cycladic culture.
- The people of the Cyclades in the Bronze Age established a thriving maritime trade network that extended throughout the Aegean.
- Archaeological findings from the Cyclades have provided valuable insights into the social organization and community life of one of the earliest civilization of Europe.
- Many of the artifacts discovered on the Cyclades are now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.