In the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, a throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room ...

In honor of the legendary King Minos, he termed the civilization he uncovered “Minoan.” A polychrome relief of a bull adorns the north entrance of the Palace of Knossos. Bull imagery saturates ...

who coined the term "Minoan" after the mythological King Minos. The ancient palace Knossos is the best known example of Minoan architecture, with a central open space flanked by wings of dozens of ...