Minoans

The Minoan Civilization

By Eylul
  • 2700 BCE

    THE BRONZE AGE

    THE BRONZE AGE
    Bronze age started
  • 2000 BCE

    THE STATE

    THE STATE
    The king of the Minoans was Minos, hieroglyphic script is invented, the new civilization in Crete.
  • 1900 BCE

    KNOSSOS

    KNOSSOS
    First Minoan palace at Knossos.
  • 1700 BCE

    Pre-palace

    Pre-palace
    Minoan palatial period at Zakros and Mala, new cities and palaces constructed, first Minoan palace at Phaistos
  • 1627 BCE

    VOLCANO AT THERA

    VOLCANO AT THERA
    Volcano eruption at Thera, Knossos survives
  • 1375 BCE

    THE DISASTER OF THE PALACE

    THE DISASTER OF THE PALACE
    Palace at Knossos destroyed by an earthquake
  • 1250 BCE

    THE NEW WAR

    THE NEW WAR
    Trojan war begins
  • 1100 BCE

    THE TOTAL DECLINE

    THE TOTAL DECLINE
    Decline of Minoans

  • ARTHUR EVANS

    ARTHUR EVANS
    Arthur Evans excavates at Crete, discovers the palace at Knossos and names the Civilization "Minoan"