In 1700 B.C. the palace of Knossos on this Minoan island was destroyed by an earthquake
Around 1700 BCE, earthquakes destroyed many of the major Minoan... [DOC] [TLE] Minoan Civilization - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] The four principAl Minoan palace sites were at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and ... 
the palaces and the power structure within them or over the island as a whole is 
... 2000 BC and following destructive earthquakes and fires, re-built again ca.