Phaistos where an imposing palace once stood is, perhaps not as well known as Knossos, but a focal point of the history of ...

A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization ... tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ...

The Palace of Minos ... as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos. By Sir Arthur Evans. Vol. 1, The Neolithic and Early and Middle Minoan Ages. Pp. xxiv + 721 + 18 plates+plans, etc.

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization ... Palace of Knossos, seat of the legendary King Minos. More recent archaeological digs have demonstrated that Crete was widely urbanized ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Minoan ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription in the Anetaki area of Knossos.

Between about 3000 and 1100 B.C., the Minoans created one of the first complex European ... who coined the term "Minoan" after the mythological King Minos. The ancient palace Knossos is the ...

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization ... under his palace at Knossos on Crete, until the beast ...

Among the cities is Knossos, a great city ... he turned instinctively to the palace of Minoan Crete, to that encounter between man and bull that still haunts us all ... the Minotaur.

Minoan Bull Leaper (made around 3,500 years ago). Bronze statue of bull and acrobat, found in Crete. "Taking the ... Frescoes in the palace at Knossos show large gatherings of people, suggesting ...