The Maritime Museum of Crete, actively participating in the Viewing of Local Tradition and Maritime History of our country, welcomed representatives of South Korea’s Shinsegae television coverage company. The theme of the production is “2500th Anniversary of the Battle of Salamis, Clash of Aegean Civilizations”. The Maritime Museum with exhibits related to this subject participated in the production. The program of the Society for the Maritime Museum of Crete focused on the history of the maritime trade and all the battles that took place around Crete.
The Aegean Sea, the Greek territory and the island of Crete were found at the heart of many of the military upheavals. The end of Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, the beginning of Asia and, among them, the Aegean Sea was a place where prosperity, the struggle for culture and sovereignty continued in antiquity. From Athens, where the first democracy was developed, to the meeting between the West and the East, the development of Greek Culture, the Christianity and the Islam.