anchor: We now know many facts about Minoan Crete including that at the height of its influence, the population probably numbered more than 2 million, about four times greater than today's figure, with 100,000 people in the capital, Knosses.
positive: There were probably more than two million people living on Crete at one point.
negative: At the height of the Minoan empire Crete was home to no more than ten thousand people.