The Grand Stairway at the ancient city of Phaestos (Phaistos), the second largest city in Minoan Crete.
The Grand Stairway at the ancient city of Phaestos (Phaistos), the second largest city in Minoan Crete. There was a settlement on the site since about 4000 BC although the first palace dates from 2000 BC. After a series of disasters and destruction the palace was finally sdestroyed by invading Achaens around 1400 BC, about the same time as the destruction of Knossos.
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Location: Ancient Phaestos, south central Crete, Greece.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
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