Ancient Greek Civilization Lecture 1 of 10 The Minoan Thalassocracy. Mins :86 Year Released:2010 2010-01-01 Lecture 1 of 10: The Minoan Thalassocracy. From the island of Crete the ancient Minoans, a non-Greek people, exercised a military and economic thalassocracy (rule of the sea) over the lands of the Aegean. Watch on Amazon Previous articleDescription of a MemoryNext articlePassport – Miami