In this book you will get acquainted with the most ancient civilization of Europe. The discovery made by the English archaeologist Arthur Evans at the very beginning of the last century allowed us to look at the ancient history of the Eastern Mediterranean in a completely new way. Evans, exploring the ruins of the island of Crete, revealed to us the palace of King Minos at Knossos. The civilization he discovered was named after the legendary king. In addition to Crete, in the question of the Minoan civilization, the island of Santorini stands apart, on which an ancient settlement, Akrotiri, was found. Together with the reader, we will try to find answers to such difficult questions: what was the society of the Minoans, their religion, beliefs, their cities and palaces.