CRETE, KNOSSOS Stock Photo

CRETE, KNOSSOS. Restored North Entrance.Between 1.700-1.450 BC, the Minoan civilisation was at its peak and Knossos was the most important city-state. During these years the city was destroyed twice by earthquakes 1.600 BC, 1.450 BC and rebuilt. Knossos had 100.000 citizens and it continued to be an important city-state until the early Byzantine period. There is also evidence that this location