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Malia (aka Palace of Malia) is a large Minoan archaeological site near the modern village of Malia. It was occupied from the middle 3rd millennium BC until about 1250 BC. During the Late Minoan period (1700 - 1470 BC) it was one of the largest Minoan palaces. It has been excavated for over a century. The palace area has a diameter of approximately 600 meters. The total area of ​​the city is estimated at about 80 hectares. The first palace was probably built around 1900 BC. Evidence of even older construction has been found. Malia was destroyed by a severe earthquake between 1750 and 1700 BC. The palace complex was rebuilt on the same site just a few decades later, even larger. Most of the ruins visible today date from this second period. Malia was destroyed again around 1450 BC, at roughly the same time as the palaces of Phaistos and Kato Zakros. Fire marks on the palace walls indicate an enemy conquest. After this destruction, Malia was used only briefly. The palace, like other Minoan palace complexes, is built around a large courtyard measuring 48 x 23 meters. In the center of the courtyard is an altar for burnt offerings: four brick columns surround a pit in which ash was found, suggesting burnt animal sacrifices.

Malia (aka Palace of Malia) is a large Minoan archaeological site near the modern village of Malia. It was occupied from the middle 3rd millennium BC until about 1250 BC. During the Late Minoan period (1700 - 1470 BC) it was one of the largest Minoan palaces. It has been excavated for over a century. The palace area has a diameter of approximately 600 meters. The total area of ​​the city is estimated at about 80 hectares. The first palace was probably built around 1900 BC. Evidence of even older construction has been found. Malia was destroyed by a severe earthquake between 1750 and 1700 BC. The palace complex was rebuilt on the same site just a few decades later, even larger. Most of the ruins visible today date from this second period. Malia was destroyed again around 1450 BC, at roughly the same time as the palaces of Phaistos and Kato Zakros. Fire marks on the palace walls indicate an enemy conquest. After this destruction, Malia was used only briefly. Pithoi

Malia (aka Palace of Malia) is a large Minoan archaeological site near the modern village of Malia. It was occupied from the middle 3rd millennium BC until about 1250 BC. During the Late Minoan period (1700 - 1470 BC) it was one of the largest Minoan palaces. It has been excavated for over a century. The palace area has a diameter of approximately 600 meters. The total area of ​​the city is estimated at about 80 hectares. The first palace was probably built around 1900 BC. Evidence of even older construction has been found. Malia was destroyed by a severe earthquake between 1750 and 1700 BC. The palace complex was rebuilt on the same site just a few decades later, even larger. Most of the ruins visible today date from this second period. Malia was destroyed again around 1450 BC, at roughly the same time as the palaces of Phaistos and Kato Zakros. Fire marks on the palace walls indicate an enemy conquest. After this destruction, Malia was used only briefly. Many of the excavation sites had been used as workshops. Following the information given, this was once an oil mill.

Phaistos is a Bronze Age Minoan settlement on a ridge above the fertile Messara Plain. The ruins of the Palace of Phaistos once formed the second largest Minoan palace in Crete after Knossos, with an area of ​​8,400 m². Agia Triada only about two kilometers west was another, smaller Minoan palace complex. Both palaces were connected by a road. According to legend, the city of Phaistos was founded by King Minos. The first ruler of Phaistos is said to have been Minos` brother Rhadamanthys. According to Homer, the city took part in the Trojan War. With the flourishing of Minoan culture (1900–1700 BC), the first palace was built between 1900 and 1850 BC. It was damaged several times by earthquakes and fire, most recently destroyed in the great earthquake of around 1700 BC. The attempts at reconstruction in the 17th century BC failed. It was not until around 1600 BC that a new palace was begun, but it was never completed. At the same time, the palace of Agia Triada was built, which was more lavishly furnished. It is therefore assumed that Agia Triada was the new ruler's palace, while Phaistos was the cult and economic center. The "New Palace Period" ended around 1430 BC with the conquest by the Mycenaean Greeks from 1450 to 1425 BC. The destruction of Phaistos by fire around 1450 BC, as well as the demise of other palace complexes on Crete, occurred during this period, a connection with the war can be assumed. The palace of Phaistos was not rebuilt, however, the settlement continued to exist throughout the post-Minoan, Geometric, and Classical periods. The administrative center was likely relocated to Agia Triada, where a ruler's megaron and a marketplace were built. From around 1200 BC, the Mycenaean culture on Crete also gradually declined. From around 1000 BC, Crete was settled by the Dorians. With the end of the Geometric and the beginning of the Archaic periods around 750 BC, Phaistos, like other Greek cities, developed into an important polis. As early as the Geometric Age (900–750 BC), living quarters stood above the western courtyard of the former Minoan palace, and excavations have shown that this existed in the Archaic period (750–500 BC) and the subsequent Classical period (500–336 BC). In the 7th century BC, new streets and temples were built. The polis of Phaistos dominated the Gulf of Messara. In the Classical and the subsequent Hellenistic period (336–146 BC), Phaistos was the seat of a Cretan league of cities. Around 180 BC, however, Phaistos was subjugated by Gortyn, which became part of the Roman Empire in 67 BC. The city-states were dissolved by the Roman administration, and Phaistos continued to exist only as a settlement in the shadow of Gortyn. Storage containers - pithoi

Phaistos is a Bronze Age Minoan settlement on a ridge above the fertile Messara Plain. The ruins of the Palace of Phaistos once formed the second largest Minoan palace in Crete after Knossos, with an area of ​​8,400 m². Agia Triada only about two kilometers west was another, smaller Minoan palace complex. Both palaces were connected by a road. According to legend, the city of Phaistos was founded by King Minos. The first ruler of Phaistos is said to have been Minos` brother Rhadamanthys. According to Homer, the city took part in the Trojan War. With the flourishing of Minoan culture (1900–1700 BC), the first palace was built between 1900 and 1850 BC. It was damaged several times by earthquakes and fire, most recently destroyed in the great earthquake of around 1700 BC. The attempts at reconstruction in the 17th century BC failed. It was not until around 1600 BC that a new palace was begun, but it was never completed. At the same time, the palace of Agia Triada was built, which was more lavishly furnished. It is therefore assumed that Agia Triada was the new ruler's palace, while Phaistos was the cult and economic center. The "New Palace Period" ended around 1430 BC with the conquest by the Mycenaean Greeks from 1450 to 1425 BC. The destruction of Phaistos by fire around 1450 BC, as well as the demise of other palace complexes on Crete, occurred during this period, a connection with the war can be assumed. The palace of Phaistos was not rebuilt, however, the settlement continued to exist throughout the post-Minoan, Geometric, and Classical periods. The administrative center was likely relocated to Agia Triada, where a ruler's megaron and a marketplace were built. From around 1200 BC, the Mycenaean culture on Crete also gradually declined. From around 1000 BC, Crete was settled by the Dorians. With the end of the Geometric and the beginning of the Archaic periods around 750 BC, Phaistos, like other Greek cities, developed into an important polis. As early as the Geometric Age (900–750 BC), living quarters stood above the western courtyard of the former Minoan palace, and excavations have shown that this existed in the Archaic period (750–500 BC) and the subsequent Classical period (500–336 BC). In the 7th century BC, new streets and temples were built. The polis of Phaistos dominated the Gulf of Messara. In the Classical and the subsequent Hellenistic period (336–146 BC), Phaistos was the seat of a Cretan league of cities. Around 180 BC, however, Phaistos was subjugated by Gortyn, which became part of the Roman Empire in 67 BC. The city-states were dissolved by the Roman administration, and Phaistos continued to exist only as a settlement in the shadow of Gortyn. Magazine with storage containers - pithoi

Phaistos is a Bronze Age Minoan settlement on a ridge above the fertile Messara Plain. The ruins of the Palace of Phaistos once formed the second largest Minoan palace in Crete after Knossos, with an area of ​​8,400 m². Agia Triada only about two kilometers west was another, smaller Minoan palace complex. Both palaces were connected by a road. According to legend, the city of Phaistos was founded by King Minos. The first ruler of Phaistos is said to have been Minos` brother Rhadamanthys. According to Homer, the city took part in the Trojan War. With the flourishing of Minoan culture (1900–1700 BC), the first palace was built between 1900 and 1850 BC. It was damaged several times by earthquakes and fire, most recently destroyed in the great earthquake of around 1700 BC. The attempts at reconstruction in the 17th century BC failed. It was not until around 1600 BC that a new palace was begun, but it was never completed. At the same time, the palace of Agia Triada was built, which was more lavishly furnished. It is therefore assumed that Agia Triada was the new ruler's palace, while Phaistos was the cult and economic center. The "New Palace Period" ended around 1430 BC with the conquest by the Mycenaean Greeks from 1450 to 1425 BC. The destruction of Phaistos by fire around 1450 BC, as well as the demise of other palace complexes on Crete, occurred during this period, a connection with the war can be assumed. The palace of Phaistos was not rebuilt, however, the settlement continued to exist throughout the post-Minoan, Geometric, and Classical periods. The administrative center was likely relocated to Agia Triada, where a ruler's megaron and a marketplace were built. From around 1200 BC, the Mycenaean culture on Crete also gradually declined. From around 1000 BC, Crete was settled by the Dorians. With the end of the Geometric and the beginning of the Archaic periods around 750 BC, Phaistos, like other Greek cities, developed into an important polis. As early as the Geometric Age (900–750 BC), living quarters stood above the western courtyard of the former Minoan palace, and excavations have shown that this existed in the Archaic period (750–500 BC) and the subsequent Classical period (500–336 BC). In the 7th century BC, new streets and temples were built. The polis of Phaistos dominated the Gulf of Messara. In the Classical and the subsequent Hellenistic period (336–146 BC), Phaistos was the seat of a Cretan league of cities. Around 180 BC, however, Phaistos was subjugated by Gortyn, which became part of the Roman Empire in 67 BC. The city-states were dissolved by the Roman administration, and Phaistos continued to exist only as a settlement in the shadow of Gortyn. Magazine with storage containers - pithoi