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The Palace at Knossos was organized around an open central court, labeled (1) in this map. The palace at Knossos was continuously renovated and modified throughout its existence. The currently visible palace is an accumulation of features from various periods, alongside modern reconstructions which are often inaccurate.
Knossos and the Herakleion Museum: Brief Illustrated Archaeological Guide. Athens: Hannibal Publishing House. {}: |first2= has generic name ; Driessen, Jan (1990). An early destruction in the Mycenaean palace at Knossos: a new interpretation of the excavation field-notes of the south-east area of the west wing. Acta archaeologica Lovaniensia ...
After that, only Knossos continued in use during the Monopalatial era, during which a Mycenaean elite ruled the island, forming a hybrid "Mycenoan" culture. The Palace at Knossos was destroyed at an unknown point roughly a century later, marking the end of the Minoan palaces.
Heraklion is home to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, ... 1856, destroyed most of the over 3,600 homes in the city. Only 18 homes were left intact. The disaster ...
It marks the beginning of the Monopalatial period, as the palace at Knossos was the sole one remaining in use. [6] [24] Late Minoan III (c. 1420-1075 BC) shows profound social and political changes. Among the palaces, only Knossos remained in use, though it too was destroyed by LM IIIB2 and possibly earlier.
c. 1450 BCE—Mycenaeans attack and capture Crete, [2] destroying many royal palaces including Knossos. [3] [4] c. 1450–1300 BCE—Minoan Second Palace period ends and Late Minoan/Final Palace culture. [5]
The Throne Room was a chamber built for ceremonial purposes during the 15th century BC inside the palatial complex of Knossos, Crete, in Greece. It is found at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, one of the main centers of the Minoan civilization and is considered the oldest throne room in Europe. [1] [2]
The monumental construction at the site proceeded in two phases. The Old Palace was built late in the Middle Minoan period and then destroyed by a large seismic event c. 1700 BC. At that point the New Palace was constructed. It was destroyed in another seismic event c. 1450 BC (between the Late Minoan IA and Late Minoan IB periods).