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    Byzantine Crete

    Province of the Byzantine Empire

    The island of Crete came under the rule of the Byzantine Empire in two periods: the first extends from the late antique period to the conquest of the island by Andalusian exiles in the late 820s, and the second from the island's reconquest in 961 to its capture by the competing forces of Genoa and Venice in 1205. Wikipedia

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    Crete is not included in any surviving list of themes, either Byzantine or Arab. In the Taktikon of 842/843, there is reference to both a "patrician and strategos of Crete" and an "archon of Crete", implying that Crete had recently been raised to a theme and its governors from archon to strategos. [31] This was probably a response to the Arab ...
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    The Emirate of Crete (Arabic: إقريطش, romanized: Iqrīṭish or إقريطية, Iqrīṭiya; [1] Greek: Κρήτη, romanized: Krētē) was an Islamic state that existed on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the late 820s to the reconquest of the island by the Byzantine Empire in 961. Although the emirate recognized the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate and maintained close ties ...
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    The Bull-Leaping Fresco from Knossos showing bull-leaping, c. 1450 BC; probably, the dark skinned figure is a man and the two light skinned figures are women. The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe. [1]During the Iron Age, Crete developed an ...
  6. grandeflanerie.com

    Introduction Crete belonged to the Byzantine Empire in two periods: first from 395 (split of the Roman Empire) to the 820s (Arab conquest), and then from 961 (Byzantine reconquest) to 1204 (Venetian conquest). Many buildings survive in Crete from these periods, most notably churches. Remains of Byzantine fortresses and baths can also be found.
  7. cambridge.org

    Dec 8, 2023Held in Rethymno, the conference The Byzantine Cities (8th-15th c.): Perspectives of the Research and New Approaches of Interpretation took place in 2009 (Kiousopoulou Reference Kiousopoulou 2012). The Byzantine cities of Crete, particularly Gortyn and Eleutherna, were presented in the context of the broader geographical region. This allowed ...
  8. greekreporter.com

    Sep 13, 2024The church of Panagia Kera on Crete contains the finest-preserved Byzantine frescoes on the Greek island, and it is one of the most culturally and historically significant churches. Located near the village of Kritsa in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos , it contains frescoes that date back to the Paleologian Renaissance, with vivid, bright ...
  9. explorecrete.com

    Around 63-66 AC, Christianity comes to Crete and the first Christian church is being established in Crete, at Gortys, by bishop Titos. The Arab Occupation and the Byzantine Years 824-1204 In 824, Crete was captured by Arab raiders, who ravaged the island, destroyed Gortys and other towns, burned every basilica church and succeeded to many ...
  10. explorecrete.com

    When the Byzantine general Nikiforos Phokas, who was later to become an Emperor of Byzantium, freed Crete from the Arabs in 961, he became concerned about the low moral standing and religious beliefs of the population after 137 years of Arab rule.This, combined with unrest by the local population against the new Byzantine administration prompted the Emperor Alexios I Comninos, towards the end ...
  11. rayiberry.substack.com

    Dec 21, 2024The Byzantine Empire, with its capital in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), was a beacon of civilization during the Middle Ages. When Emperor Constantine the Great founded Constantinople in 330 CE, a new era for the empire and Crete began. The island became an integral part of the Byzantine realm, benefiting from the empire's administrative prowess, trade networks, and cultural exchanges.
  12. britannica.com

    4 days agoCrete - Minoan, Byzantine, Ottoman: For a more-detailed discussion of administration and social conditions in Crete, see Greece: Government and society. The administrative region of Crete is divided into four perifereiakés enótites (regional units)—Chaniá, Réthymno, Irákleio, and Lasíthi—each of which is administered by a prefect appointed by the central government.

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