Why Was Knossos Abandoned
Despite Speculation That Knossos Was Destroyed by the Volcanic Eruption on Santorini, It Is Generally Accepted That the Cause Was Human Violence Following an...
Despite speculation that Knossos was destroyed by the volcanic eruption on Santorini, it is generally accepted that the cause was human violence following an invasion of Crete by Greeks from the Argolid, most probably Mycenaean.
What destroyed the Minoans?
Around 1,500 B.C., one of the biggest eruptions in Europe’s history affected the Minoan civilization. The volcanic eruption in Thera, destroyed the Minoan settlement in Akrotiri, which had as a consequence the beginning of the end for the Minoan civilization.
Who conquered Knossos?
The Mycenaeans, in turn, achieved control over Knossos sometime in the 15th century bc; the Linear A script was replaced by another script, Linear B, which is identical to that used at Mycenae and is most generally deemed the prototype of Greek.
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