In 1700 B.C. the palace of Knossos on this Minoan island was destroyed by an earthquake
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these years the city was destroyed twice by earthquakes (1.600 BC, 1.450 BC)... [DOC] [TLE] Abandonment of Minoan palaces on Crete in relation to the ... [PAR] Keywords: Minoan period; Crete; Earthquakes; Groundwater depletion.