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Heraklion or Herakleion (/ h ɪ ˈ r æ k l i ə n / hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced), [4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit.
Malia (Greek: Μάλια) is a coastal town and municipal unit situated in the northeast corner of the Heraklion region of Crete, Greece. [2] It is part of the municipality of Hersonissos and is located approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) east of Heraklion. As of 2021, the population of the municipal unit was recorded at 5,501.
Heraklion: Two fragments, one depicting a spotted Cretan wild cat, with a white patch around the eye, and a second showing the overlapping tail feathers of a pheasant. Charging bull and olive tree relief: Knossos: Minoan: MM IIIB: Heraklion: Half of a bull shown charging to right past a rock toward an olive tree. Crocus Clumps Crocus Panel ...
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Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (Greek: Γόρτυν, Γόρτυς, or Γόρτυνα, pronounced) is a municipality, and an archaeological site, on the Mediterranean island of Crete 45 km (28 mi) away from the island's capital, Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. [2]
The Greeks named the town Heraklion and used it as a trading post because of its proximity to the Gulf of Naples. In the 4th century BC, Herculaneum came under the domination of the Samnites . In the 2nd century BC the city walls were built (between 2 and 3 metres thick), constructed primarily of large pebbles, with the exception of the coastal ...
Punica protopunica, commonly known as the pomegranate tree or Socotran pomegranate, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. [3] It is endemic to the island of Socotra . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1] The tree, often thorny, attains a height of 2.5 to 4.5 meters.
The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus was discovered on June 23, 1903 by Roberto Paribeni on a hilltop containing a late Bronze Age cemetery near the site of Hagia Triada [2].This funerary structure, referred to as tomb 4, is located near two tholos tombs (A and B) dating from the Prepalatial period, close to a larnax burial area, and close to another tomb from the Neopalatial or Postpalatial period [3].