Minoan Civilization

Minoan civilization has not been discovered until the beginning of the 20th century, but from there, many clues of this fascinating civilization have existed for about 7000 years and reached the peak of about 1600 BC. Over time, cities and palaces were built and rebuilt more and more complicated. One of them is the Knossos palace, the maze associated with the legend of King Minos (from which the civilization is named). It is now an important archaeological center. Dedicated to life on Crete, they reached their peak in 1600 BC but later shook by a series of natural disasters, starting with earthquakes and erosion from there. The Knossos palace belongs to the Minoans and is a great stop if visitors near Greece. So this deserves one of the mysteriously lost civilized that once existed.

In Minoan civilization, the first Minoans spoke a language called Linear A, later replaced by Linénaire B, both based on imaginary characters and today have not been decoded. It is believed that the Minoan was wiped out by a volcanic eruption on Thera Island (Santorini today). There is evidence that they can survive, not an eruption that killed all plant life. It causes famine and damages their ships, leading to economic decline. Another theory of this is that they were invaded by the Myceneans.

• Time: 3000 - 630 BC
• Location: Crete