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Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies
Description Middle Crete, 10 km eastern from Herakleion.
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The Minoan Villa of the Lilies was most probably built in the Middle Minoan IIIA period (-1700/-1600); villa was destroyed by fire in the -1500/-1400, but complexes C and E continued to be inhabited until the -1200/-1100.
The site is mentioned as a-mi-mi-so in the Linear B tablets.
Updated at 07-04-2010 18:46

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Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the MM IIIA period.

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the MM IIIA period.

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the MM IIIA period.

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies, with islet Dia

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies, with islet Dia

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the MM IIIA period.
(In background is small island Dia.)

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the MM IIIA period.

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies - was most probably built in the Middle Minoan IIIA period.

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies, Panorama from the hill

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies, Panorama from the hill

Amnissos: Villa of the Lilies, Panorama from the hill. Villa was most probably built in the Middle Minoan IIIA period.