Knossos Palace

Knossos Palace is the major Minoan Civilization site in 59.克里特岛：阳光、海龟、神话和二战战场. The episode describes it as a large, complex, multi-room palace near Heraklion whose structure helps explain why later visitors and storytellers associated Crete with labyrinth imagery.

The source treats Knossos as a site best read together with the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, because many key objects have been moved into the museum. Palace features such as water pipes, flushing toilets, bathtubs, storage rooms, a throne room, and marine frescoes make the ancient society feel materially sophisticated, while the episode’s broader discussion connects the site to bull-leaping, goddess imagery, Linear A, and the uncertainty of reconstructing Minoan life from ruins.

Connections

• Crete - island setting.
• Minoan Civilization - civilization represented by the palace and museum collections.
• Greek Mythology - labyrinth and Minotaur associations around Minos.
• Observation Before Inference - caution against turning evocative ruins into overconfident history.