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Minorca or Menorca (; (カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Menorca) (:məˈnɔrkə); (スペイン語:Menorca) (:meˈnorka); from Latin: ''Insula Minor'', later ''Minorica'' "smaller island") is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Minorca has a population of approximately 94,383 (2010). It is located 39°47' to 40°00'N, 3°52' to 4°24'E. Its highest point, called El Toro or Monte Toro, is above sea level. == History == The island is known for its collection of megalithic stone monuments: ''navetes'', ''taules'' and ''talaiots'', which speak of a very early prehistoric human activity. Some of the earliest culture on Minorca was influenced by other Mediterranean cultures, including the Greek Minoans of ancient Crete (see also Gymnesian Islands). For example, the use of inverted plastered timber columns at Knossos is thought to have influenced early peoples of Minorca in imitating this practice.〔C. Michael Hogan (2007) (''Knossos fieldnotes'', The Modern Antiquarian )〕 The end of the Punic wars saw an increase in piracy in the western Mediterranean. The Roman occupation of Hispania had meant a growth of maritime trade between the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. Pirates took advantage of the strategic location of the Balearic Islands to raid Roman commerce, using both Minorca and Majorca as bases. In reaction to this, the Romans invaded Minorca. By 121 BC both islands were fully under Roman control, later being incorporated into the province of Hispania Citerior. In 13 BC Roman emperor Augustus reorganised the provincial system and the Balearic Islands became part of the Tarraconensis imperial province. The ancient town of Mago was transformed from a Carthaginian town to a Roman town.〔Henry Christmas, ''The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean'', Published 1851, R. Bentley〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minorca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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