Located on the fertile Mesara plain in central Crete, Phaistos has been inhabited since the Final Neolithic period (c. 3600-3000 BCE). The settlements greatest period of influence was from the 20th to 15th century BCE, during which time it was, along with Knossos, Malia and Zakros, one of the most important centres of the Minoan civilization.
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Timeline
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3600 BCE - 3000 BCEFirst inhabitation of Phaistos.
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2000 BCE - 1400 BCEPhaistos' greatest cultural height.
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2000 BCE - 1700 BCEFirst Minoan palace at Phaistos.
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1850 BCE - 1550 BCEPhaistos disk manufactured on Crete.
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1700 BCE - 1600 BCESecond palace at Phaistos.
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c. 1600 BCEPhaistos disk manufactured.
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700 BCE - 600 BCEBrief resurgence in Phaistos settlement.
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c. 180 BCEPhaistos conquered by Gortyn.
