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History of Crete. The History of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe and the first, in Europe, to build a palace.
The palace of Mallia, to the east of Knossos, is a little smaller but was an equally important administrative center. Palace of Knossos by Ancient Images. The Minoan Civilization is the culture that flourished on the island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea, during the III and II millennia BC.It is named after King Minos, who was recorded in Greek tradition as a prehistoric king of Crete.he Minoan civilization was first recognized as distinct from the Mycenaean civilization of mainland Greece by Sir Arthur Evans, the British excavator of its largest site, the palace of Knossos.