Words similar to cretans

Example sentences for: cretans

How can you use “cretans” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Ponder over old photographs of Cretans in traditional costume and try to imagine what the island must have been like during their lifetimes.
Prehistoric man dotted the island with his mysterious cone-shaped nuraghi houses and watchtowers before it was colonized by Cretans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Romans.
It is revered by Cretans as one of the centers of insurrection during the long struggle for independence.
With their tradition of resistance to foreign invaders, Cretans kept up constant guerrilla warfare against the occupying Axis force.
Attacks by pirates and Islamic forces brought terror to the people, but Cretans remained loyal to the Orthodox Church throughout the Arab occupation of a.d. 824–961.