With peace assured by their powerful fleet, the Minoan rulers left their palaces unfortified.
To many who heard Evans lecture in London in the early 1900s, Minoan Crete shared much of the same taste for power and aesthetics as imperial Britain.
Knossos, because of its size and location, as well as Mackenzie's careful excavation practices, remains the most important Minoan site.
The kiosks will come under Minoan's new Postcard Travel brand and be operated through the group's Stewart Travel subsidiary.
In the last year, Minoan has acquired several travel businesses in Scotland including King World Travel, John Semple Travel, Stewart Travel and the Ski Travel Centre.
By comparison with the crypts, staircases and pillared halls of Knossos, the other half-dozen Minoan palaces that have been excavated around Crete are dull ground-plans in stone.
They were decorated with brightly coloured reproductions of Minoan frescoes found in the excavation.
The move follows an aggressive expansion drive by Minoan, which has acquired three Scottish travel firms recently.
Minoan said Fokker 50 aircraft would fly the route, as well as a new regular service between Dublin and Oxford.
Minoan has been building a sizeable travel agency business under the leadership of former Direct Holidays chief executive Mr Wilson.
Glasgow-based Minoan aims to open up at least 1, 000 computerised travel agency kiosks over the next five years.
Travel firm Minoan Group has signed a deal to run a nationwide network of mini-travel agencies across the UK post office network.
Minoan has also made progress with plans to install a nationwide network of mini-travel agencies across the UK post office network.
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