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'''Gortyn''' (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Crete]]. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent [[polis]] located in the [[Minos' Legacy]] region in [[Messara]]. | '''Gortyn''' (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Crete]]. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent ''[[polis]]'' located in the [[Minos' Legacy]] region in [[Messara]]. | ||
Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a [[Temple of Demeter, Messara|temple of Demeter]] and a [[temple of Athena Poliouchos]], as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the [[Gortyn Code]]. The city was also noted for its proximity to the [[Knossos Palace|Minoan Palace of Knossos]], linked to the legend of [[Minos]] and the [[Minotaur]]. | Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a [[Temple of Demeter, Messara|temple of Demeter]] and a [[temple of Athena Poliouchos]], as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the [[Gortyn Code]]. The city was also noted for its proximity to the [[Knossos Palace|Minoan Palace of Knossos]], linked to the legend of [[Minos]] and the [[Minotaur]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 3 March 2019
Gortyn (Ancient Greek: Γόρτυν) is a municipality on the Greek island of Crete. In classical antiquity, it was an affluent polis located in the Minos' Legacy region in Messara.
Among its landmarks, Gortyn boasted a temple of Demeter and a temple of Athena Poliouchos, as well as a stele inscribed with its legislation: the Gortyn Code. The city was also noted for its proximity to the Minoan Palace of Knossos, linked to the legend of Minos and the Minotaur.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra came to the city.[1]
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