Knossos

Historical background

Knossos on Crete was the centre of the Minoan culture, whose great palace arose around 1900 BC. The Greeks linked the place with King Minos, the Labyrinth and the Minotaur. In Roman times a colony existed here, but Gortyn had long since replaced Knossos as the chief town of Crete; the map places the town far from Crete on the coast of Asia Minor.