Crete is the largest of the Greek islands. It separates the Aegean Sea from the rest of the Mediterranean Sea.. Like the Fertile Crescent, Crete had rich soil, a warm climate, and plenty of water. With less time spent fighting to live, the Cretans began to make complicated things. From the wild crocus flowers which covered their island, the Cretans collected saffron used in yellow …

Crete ( tiếng Hy Lạp: Κρήτη, hiện đại: Kríti, cổ đại: Krḗtē; tiếng Latinh: Creta) là đảo lớn nhất và đông dân nhất của Hy Lạp, và là đảo lớn thứ năm tại Địa Trung Hải, đồng thời cũng là một trong 13 vùng của Hy Lạp. Hòn đảo có ý nghĩa lớn trong kinh tế và di ...

Crete (Greek: Κρήτη; ) is the laurgest an maist populous o the Greek islands, the fift lairgest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an ane o the thirteen admeenistrative regions o Greece.It forms a significant pairt o the economy an cultural heritage o Greece while retainin its awn local cultural traits (sic as its awn dialect, poetry, an muisic). ...

Crete, Modern Greek Kríti, Ancient Greek Crete or Krete, Latin Creta, Turkish Girit, Venetian Candia, island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea that is one of 13 administrative regions (periféreies) of Greece. Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean and the largest of the islands forming part of modern Greece. It is relatively long and narrow, stretching for 160 miles (260 km ...

The Arabs invded and conquered Crete in the 8th - 9th century, it was taken back by Byzance and eventually sold to the Venetians in the early 13th century. The rule of the Venetians prevailed until 1669 when the island surrendered to the Turks. Turkish rule lasted until 1898 when Crete was placed under international administration.

Paperback. $17.05 6 Used from $12.20 11 New from $11.60. Enhance your purchase. Known by the Greeks as ‘Megalónisos,’ or the ‘Great Island,’ the island of Crete has a long and varied history. Steeped in historical and cultural heritage, Crete is the most visited of the Greek islands. It has also been of paramount strategic importance ...

1 day ago · The 1303 Crete earthquake occurred at about dawn on 8 August. It had an estimated magnitude of about 8, a maximum intensity of IX ( Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and triggered a major tsunami that caused severe damage and loss of life on Crete and at Alexandria. It badly damaged the Lighthouse of Alexandria .

The Hellenistic Period (c. 3 rd to 1 st centuries BCE). The Jewish presence in Crete dates from the 4 th and 3 rd centuries BCE when Jews arrived from Egypt, perhaps part of Egyptian military campaigns, and from Palestine during the Maccabean Revolt. These early communities were Hellenised, that is, culturally Greek. It was for these and other communities which no longer …

Crete Naval Base (Greek: Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης, Nafstathmos Kritis) is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece. Also known as the Souda Bay Naval Base, it serves as the largest and most prominent naval base for the United States and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, it features the only deep water port in Southern …

Jun 23, 2022 · 1973 – Putting Down Our Roots. In 1973, the Acklies relocated Crete Carrier Corporation to our current corporate headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Acklie family purchased a 5-acre plot of hard-surface parking for a West Lincoln terminal. According to Duane, “It was almost unheard of to spend that much money for just a place to park trucks.

Aug 15, 2011 · English: The western and central parts of Crete appear surrounded by quicksilver in this astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station.This phenomenon is known as sunglint, caused by light reflecting off of the sea surface directly toward the observer. The point of maximum reflectance is visible as a bright white region to the north-west of the …

Creta (em grego: Κρήτη; romaniz.: Kríti) é a maior e mais populosa ilha da Grécia.Situada no sul do mar Egeu, é a quinta maior ilha do Mediterrâneo e a segunda maior do Mediterrâneo Oriental.Administrativamente é uma região, com capital em Heraclião, que é também a maior cidade da ilha.Tem 8 336 km² e em 2020 tinha 636 504 habitantes (densidade: 76,4 hab./km²).

Em 1908, aproveitando-se da turbulência interna no Império Otomano, bem como o calendário de férias de Zaimis a distância da ilha, os deputados de Creta declararam a união com a Grécia, [1] mas esse ato não foi reconhecido internacionalmente até 1913, após a Guerra dos Balcãs.. Pelo Tratado de Londres, o sultão Maomé V Raxade renunciou a seus direitos formais na ilha.

Fortress Crete (German language: Festung Kreta) was the term used during World War II by the German occupation forces to refer to the garrison and fortification of the Greek island of Crete, which they had captured after a fierce battle at the end of May 1941. The Germans occupied the western three prefectures of the island (the prefectures of Chania, Heraklion and Rethymno) …