The Minoans are considered the first European civilization. They were in one sense the first "Greek" civilization. But the people were not Greek. ... The Minoans had a fleet to protect their trade ships from pirates, but probably not a military navy.
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Socrates Plato and Aristotle
England took over New Amsterdam in 1664