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Palace of the Minotaur and cradle of European civilization

Fresco found in Knossos palace, Crete, Greece, dated 1600 - 1450 BCE.
The Bull-Leaping Fresco, dating to 1600-1450 BC, depicts an athlete vaulting over a charging bull while two attendants stand at either end. It is the most celebrated artwork of the Minoan civilization and now resides in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Jebulon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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