Knossos was the principal city of Minoan Crete, near the port of Heraklion. It was occupied from neolithic times until about 1200 BC. Excavations by Sir Arthur Evans from 1900 onwards revealed remains of a luxurious and spectacularly decorated complex of buildings which he named the Palace of Minos, with frescoes of landscapes, animal life, and the sport of bull- leaping. In around 1450 BC Crete was overrun by the Mycenaeans, but the palace was not finally destroyed until the 14th or early 13th century BC. Research Knossos
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