In 1700 B.C. the palace of Knossos on this Minoan island was destroyed by an earthquake
a second palace was built ... the 
Mycenaeans occupied Knossos until the palace itself was destroyed,... [DOC] [TLE] History of Minoan Crete - Ancient Greece [PAR] The island of Crete is located in the center of the eastern Mediterranean at the ... 
Evans, the famed archaeologist who excavated Knossos, named "Minoan" after 
the ...