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1. The early excavators of Knossos found the large Horns of Consecration lying precisely in front of this doorway.

2. In the Silver Vessels Sanctuary at Knossos there was an ivory of a griffin biting a bull's leg.

3. The Labyrinth at Knossos is generally recognized to have been one of the greatest architectural achievements of the ancient world.

4. Knossos had seven or eight entrances, all different in design,(Sentencedict.com) all more or less inconspicuous.

5. Hood has suggested that the statue at Knossos may have looked like the snake goddess shown in faience in the Temple Repositories.

6. The Knossos Labyrinth was exceptional in its size and complexity, but there was a strong family likeness among the Minoan temples.

7. A small settlement might have just one tomb: Knossos was ringed by such tombs.

8. The monkey in the Knossos fresco was evidently a pet: it wears a red leather harness.

9. Blacksmith in Epic Knossos doesn't sell helmets.

10. Knossos Palace was then rebuilt on a grand scale.

11. The Palace of Knossos on Crete, built around 1, 700 B.C., features definite latrines: large, earthenware pans connected to a water supply that ran through terra-cotta pipes.

12. Jouctas is also clearly seen, to due south, from the ancient harbor of Knossos.

13. Normally he was a member of the Special Piloting Crew which was stationed at Knossos refit yards.

14. It may well be that future excavations at Mallia and Knossos will add substantially to the complex picture that is emerging.

15. There are corridor-like store-rooms in the West Wing, though not as extensive as those at Knossos.

16. The intrigue, if one existed, was worthy of the inner circle of the Imperial court on far distant Knossos.

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17. It is a fitting tribute to Evans, whose centenary of starting work at Knossos will fall during the project's duration.

18. Phaestos stands on a hill in the south of Crete, in an area more rugged than Knossos.

19. For example, ivory carvers and stone vase makers worked in premises along the Royal Road in Knossos.

20. An irregularly shaped plaque from the Throne Sanctuary at Knossos shows a sheathed dagger hanging from a decorative belt.

21. The Greek civilization has left invaluable assets to humanity: the magnificent Palace of Knossos, the spectacular ruins of Mycenae and the imposing Acropolis of Athens, to name but a few.

22. The coastal villages of Crete were flooded and destroyed. The only major Minoan structure surviving the waves and earthquakes was the palace at Knossos, far enough inland to escape the tidal waves.

23. Daedalus, the ancient scientist, was supposedly the architect of the palace at Knossos.

24. In famine from the ash, with the bulk of their civilization washed away, the remaining Minoans were overrun by Mycaeneans from Greece, and Knossos finally fell.

25. The volcanic eruption at Santorini 250 years later destroyed the palaces again, although Knossos was rebuilt for a new dynasty.

26. Many ancient Greek myths take their location from Minoan Crete more than ten centuries before Plato. Daedalus, the ancient scientist, was supposedly the architect of the palace at Knossos.

27. It also has stunning historic sites like the famed 4,000-year-old Minoan palace of Knossos.

28. Greece is, of course, the land of ancient sites and architectural treasures---the Acropolis in Athens, the amphitheater of Epidaurus, and the reconstructed palace at Knossos among the best known.

29. It is not clear if the tsunami could have reached inland to the Minoan capital at Knossos, but the fallout from the volcano would have carried other consequences - massive ash falls and crop failure.

30. Spend your morning with an unforgettable optional tour visiting the Palace of Knossos and its excavations or spend time and discover this quaint little port.