Mallia

A palace and town of the Minoans on the north coast of Crete, east of Knossos. The large palace has a central court and was built in the Middle Minoan and Late Minoan I periods (c 1900-1450 BC) though rebuilding was needed after an earthquake c 1700 BC. The final destruction is dated c 1450 BC, probably by the eruption of Thera.. Among notable individual finds are a great bronze sword and a battle-ax carved in the form of a leopard. There are two large Protopalatial complexes, the Agora and Quartier Mu.

Minoan palace and town site in northern Crete east of Knossos. The town was established in the Early Minoan period, but the palace was constructed in the Middle Minoan period, c2000 bc, and then rebuilt after a destruction — probably due to an earthquake — in the 18th century BC. It was finally destroyed, like the other Minoan palaces, cl450 bc, probably by the eruption of Thera. The palace consists of ranges of rooms around a central courtyard; it is large, but relatively simple in layout. Investigations in the town have explored several Middle and Late Minoan houses, some very well appointed.