The minoans were defeated by a combination of thera, the Mycenaeans and other groups from Asia minor and the Mediterranean. The book actually talks about this and even mentions the Hyksos as part of these groups. I never said the Egyptians defeated the minoans. The point I am making is that there are no depictions of the Egyptians receiving any tribute or official visitors from Greece after the Minoans, that I am aware of, which would be a sign of Egypt having very close relations, if not a colony in post Minoan Greece.