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Knossos Palace,centered on the island of Crete. The palace was three stories high and was the ultimate in luxury at the time. Most of the walls were of painted plaster, decorated with elaborate frescoes, with the most famous being of a Cretan national sport, “bull jumping”—
where brave athletes would grab a charging bull by the horns and somersault backward over the length of the bull’s body.
Another interesting original development introduced at Knossos was a running water sanitation system—the first “flushing” toilet in the world.
Another interesting original development introduced at Knossos was a running water sanitation system—the first “flushing” toilet in the world.
Skeletal evidence concluded that the Cretans were all members of the Mediterranean subrace.
