CIVILIZATION
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bitter feuds among the Minoans
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mainland Greeks
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Roman armies
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Egyptian Pharaohs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Around 1450 BC, Minoan culture reached a turning point due to a natural disaster (possibly an earthquake). Although another eruption of the Thera volcano has been linked to this downfall, its dating and implications are disputed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The complex at Knossos provided an example of monumental architecture built by the Minoans. Knossos, along with other Minoan sites, was destroyed at that time. Around 1400 BCE, the invading Achaeans destroyed Phaistos, as well as Knossos.
Detailed explanation-3: -Volcanic explosion. Three and a half thousand years ago, the tiny Aegean island of Thera was devastated by one of the worst natural disasters since the Ice Age-a huge volcanic eruption. This cataclysm happened 100km from the island of Crete, the home of the thriving Minoan civilisation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many years passed until the Minoan Civilization was completely destroyed. It is estimated that the palaces of the Minoan Civilization were destroyed almost 150 years after the volcanic eruption.