Minoan language Minoan language The Minoan language is the language (or languages) of the ancient Minoan civilization of Crete written in the Cretan hieroglyphs and later in the Linear A syllabary. As the Cretan hieroglyphs are undeciphered and Linear A only partly deciphered, the Minoan language is unknown and unclassified: indeed, with the existing evidence, it seems impossible to be certain that the two scripts record the same language, or even that a single language is recorded in each. The Eteocretan language, attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions from Crete 1,000 years later, is possibly a descendant of Minoan, but it is
Minoan Group plc Minoan Group plc Minoan Group plc is a Glasgow-based travel and leisure company. Its shares are listed on the AIM (alternative investment market) section of the London Stock Exchange. The Executive Chairman, Christopher W Egleton, joined the company in 1995. Duncan Wilson, former chief executive of Direct Holidays, has served as Managing Director since 2009. Its subsidiaries include Stewart Travel. In May 2017, the group acquired Morningside Travel, which was placed into a division also containing Cruise Kings, Scotland’s Cruise Centre, Golf Kings and Ski Kings. Minoan Group made a gross profit of £4m in the year ending April 2017.