Both of these activities were based on seafaring, an ability the Phoenicians developed from the example of their maritime predecessors, the Minoans of Crete.
这两项活动都以航海为基础，这是腓尼基人从他们的海上前辈——克里特岛的米诺斯人那里发展出来的一种能力。
But the Minoans sometimes were too clever for their own good.
不过米农人有时也会聪明反被聪明误。
The Minoans were not Greek, and their language remains unknown.
米诺斯人不是古希腊人，其语言文字至今不明。
At the time, a highly advanced society of Minoans lived on Santorini.
当时，一个高度发达的米诺斯人社会正生活在该岛上。
The Minoans were peaceful: very little evidence of military activity was found in their ruins.
克里特文明是爱好和平的：它们的废墟地几乎没有发现军事行动的证据。
The Minoans exerted great influence on the Mycenaean culture of the Greek islands and mainland.
米诺斯文化对希腊本土的迈锡尼文化产生了巨大的影响。
The ancient Minoans laid terra-cotta pipes to bring water from a nearby hill, creating water pressure in much the same way we use towers.
古米农人会利用赤陶管从附近山丘引水，制造水压的方法跟我们使用水塔的原理大致相同。
The Minoans portrayed them on jewellery, while the ancient Greeks had the “hippocampus” (half horse, half fish) pulling the chariots of Poseidon, the sea god.
古希腊克里特文明时期就将海马像绘在珠宝上，而古希腊传说中海神波塞冬双轮马车的座驾就是一种马头鱼尾的怪兽。
The Minoans portrayed them on jewellery, while the ancient Greeks had the “hippocampus” (half horse, half fish) pulling the chariots of Poseidon, the sea god.
古希腊克里特文明时期就将海马像绘在珠宝上，而古希腊传说中海神波塞冬双轮马车的座驾就是一种马头鱼尾的怪兽。
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