I cannot read them to you. There are also many other apartments covering several stories, at different heights, arranged around central courtyards and including special rooms for religious worship. Courtiers and domestic staff have their own quarters in the palace or occupy attractive houses nearby. It's airy, bright, commodious, exuberant with color, open to the sky, with access to the surrounding countryside via wide terraces. There is also a system to circulate water, so that flush toilets and bathtubs make life more comfortable.
Public rooms are usually on the second floor.
The throne room has a beautifully simple chair for its central ornament, with benches flanking it on either side. It is believed to be the oldest throne in the world. Our rulers seem to have become collectively known as King Minos to the Greeks. The Athenians build no palaces. With that in mind, let us look at Athens' main buildings and statues.