History of Crete

administrative Agios Agios Vasileios Alexios ancient Apokoronas Arab Arkadi Asia Minor Assembly Athens became Byzantine campaign Candia centres century B.C. Chania Christian civilisation commander Constantinople Cretan Church Cretan cities Cretan War Crète Daskaloyannis dated diocese district Dorian early east ecclesiastical economic emperor families force fortress George Gortyn governor Grambousa Greek Herakleion historian history of Crete Ierapetra inhabitants inscription Ioannis Iraklion island Janissaries Kallergis Kisamos Knossos known Koinon Kydonia land Lasithi later leaders Lyttos Mesara metropolitan bishop military Minoan civilisation Minos monastery monks Monofatsi Muslims Mustafa Mycenaean Mylopotamos organised Orthodox Ottoman Empire Ottoman rule palace Pasha Patriarchate Pediada Peloponnese period of Ottoman Phaistos political population province rebellion rebels region religious Rethymnon revolt revolutionary Roman Selino ships siege Siteia Sphakia struggle Suda sultan Therisos took town Turkish Turks union with Greece uprising Venetian Venetian rule Venice Venizelos villages west Crete worship Κρήτης Κρητικά