In 1700 B.C. the palace of Knossos on this Minoan island was destroyed by an earthquake
[DOC] [TLE] Knossos - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Knossos (pronounced Kuh-nuh-SOS) is the ancient Minoan palace and 
surrounding city on the island of Crete, sung of by Homer in his Odyssey: Among
... ... 1700 BCE and re-built on a grander, though less massive, scale.