Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center ...

Minoan civilization reached its peak between 2,000 and 1400 BC, when palaces were its center. Palace cities, such as those of Knossos and Phaistos, were among the Minoan civilization. The islands were ...

The Minoan Civilization of Crete ... the sublime writings of religion and the hum-drum accounting of traded goods. The writing system was given the catchy name Linear A, owing to its script ...