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It still existed in Roman era 69 BC - 395 AD
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settlement called "Kastro"
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They built a moat.
Name of the town: Rabdh el Khandax
centre of pirates -
After a 9-month siege Nikeforos Phokas conquered the city.It was burned,rebuilt and renamed as Chandax,
It was Byzantine for 243 years. -
Boniface the Monferrat (Crusader) sold Crete to the Doge of Venice
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1206 The Genoan pirate Enrico Pescatore conquered Chandax.
1210 Τhe Venetians settle in the city after winning the war. -
Political,military,commercial,social,intellectual centre,.
"first city after the first city" of the Venetian Republic
New name : Candia
They built a giant wall, a fortress, fountains, buildings .
Cretan Rennaissance -
70.000 Turks, 38.000 Cretans and Venetians died.
Name of the city : Kadiye but informally ti was called "Megalo Kastro". -
After an earthquake, the city was rebuilt as a large Turkish city with mosques, minarets, coffee-shops, fountains, tower-like houses with projected upper storeys.
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After a great slaughter bu Turks on the 25th of August 1898, Autonomous Cretan State was created. Prince George was High Commissioner.
Name of city: Heraklion. -
Heraklion as the rest of Crete was incorporated in the Kingdom of Greece.
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Exchange of population. The last Muslims left Crete.Refugees took their place.New suburbs were added : N.Alikarnassos.Katsambas, Patelles, Tria Pefka, etc.
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20 May 1941 the German attack started.Thousands of paratroopers were dropped over Crete.
May 23: German bombers attacked Heraklion. At the end 1/3 of the city lay in ruins. -
