The Cretan History: A Presentation Mrs. Athina Kiriakaki-Sfakaki Europe Regional Meeting 2019 13-14 September, 2019, Heraklion, Greece

1. Iraklion Crete 13-16 September 2019.

2. Crete , and Cretan Civilizations.
Heraklion September 13, 2019

3. CRETE,
FROM THE CAVES TO THE PALACES AND TO THE 21st.c
Iraklion 13.9.2019

4. CRETE……

8. MYTHOLOGY…
--CRETE WAS MINOS ‘ WIFE…
--CRETE WAS ONE OF THE NYMPHS OF THE GOD AMMON….
--CRETE..FROM CRIS,THE NAME OF THE SON OF DIAS AND
NIMPH IDA…
CRIS’ MOTHER’S NAME, IDA,
THE NAME OF THE HIHTEST (2.154m) MOUNTAIN OF CRETE.

9. End of Neolithic Cretan period……2600 b.C
DIKTI MOUNTAIN….CAVE TRAPEZA

10. IDA MOUNTAIN. CAVE…..

11. Idol of the Goddess Eileithyia.
The Goddess of the Fertility….

12. Minoan period…….Copper age…
prehellenic period of CRETE…………. 2600- 1450 b.C
--The oldest very well organized cities…
--Knosos, Festos, Malia, palaces, centers of Minoan
social life, religion, economy………
--Minoan architecture….
--Workshops……ceramics, jwells, seal stones, metals and
stone objects…
--Agriculture products…..olives, olive oil, fruit, aromatic
flowers and pants……
-- Milk products, meat, fishes, shells…..

13. KNOSOS….

14. KNOSOS….

15. FESTOS………

17. MALIA……

18. The bigest Minoan
kernos beside the
theater of the
palace……
clay jars………

19. NEW PALATIAL MINOAN PERIOD 1700-1450 b.C

24. DISC OF FESTOS……

25. LINEAR A

26. LINEAR B ……..

27. Post Minoan…Mycenean period……..1450-1100 b.C
Cretanmycenean civilization………….

28. HOMER :
7 CRETAN ANCIENT GREEK TOWN–STATES, UNDER IDOMENEAS AND MIRIONIS.
ON THE WAR OF TROI……
1.KNOSOS.
2.LIKTOS.
3.GORTIS.
4.MILITOS.
5.LIKASTOS.
6.FESTOS.
7. RITION.

29. Dorians….Ancient Greek…Hellenistic era 1100-69 b.C

30. ELEFTHERNA….

33. LAWS’ INSCREPTION OF GORTYS….
END 6th, BEGINNING OF 5th c. b.C

34. Roman Occupation…….First Byzantine period
67 b.C – 324 a.C

36. Mosaic of old Christian Basilika… HERSONISOS
Mosaic of old Christian Basilika……ELOUNDA

37. Arabian Occupation……..824-961 a.C

38. HANDAX…….
THE ARABYZANTINE FORTRESS...........................

39. NIKIFOROS FOKAS AGAINST
THE ARABIANS….

40. Second Byzantine period……961-1204 a.C
Crete was the 11th, between the 64 Regions of
Byzantine State.
1204. Byzantine prince Alexios promissed Crete to
the 4° crusade,they gave Crete to Vonifate of
Momferate.
Vonifate sold the island to the Venetian Errico
Dandolo.....

41. Venetians ware buzzy on other colonies …..
Count of Malta Herico Pescatore attacked Crete…
1204 – 1210 a.C

42. Venetian
Occupation
1210- 1669 a.C
JAKOB TIEMBOLO,
THE FIST DUKE
OF CRETAN KINGDOM….

43. VENICE AND COLONIES….
CANDIA AND CANDIA ..
LOTZIA..

44. ST. PETER
ST. SALVADOR
ST .EKATERINI SINAI
ST. FRANCIS

45. St. EKATERINI.
MICHAEL DAMASKINOS…….
Adoration of the three magi.

46. VENETIAN FOUNTAINS….
MOROZINI
SAKRENTO
PRIOULI
BEMBO.

47. GATE VOLTONE…………….MOROZINI’S FOUNTAIN

48. CANDIA….

49. Cretan war……1645- 1669 a.C

51. EFTENDAR…… ZOYLFIKAR…… VEZIR TSAMISI…

52. SEBIL ISMAIL, VALIDE TZAMISI ,
AND MOROZINI’S SEBIL…

53. Turkish Occupation…1669-1898 a.C
1862-1895…
BIG OR NEW,ST. MINAS CHURCH.
1725.. OLD CURCH OF ST. MINAS

54. FOUNTAINS:
HIMBRAHIM……………………...GENITSAR………………….…………..HAILALI

55. 1897….
THE CENTER AND ……………THE PORT OF HERAKLION

56. Freedom – Cretan Independent State……1898-1913 a.C
1898, 25 AUGUST ST. TURKISH SOLDIERS LEAVE CRETE…
Crete joined to Mainland Greece…………..1913……

58. EL GRECO

60. THANK YOU!!