-
2000 BCE
Port of Knossos
It still existed in Roman era 69 BC - 395 AD -
Period: 395 to 824
First Byzantine period
settlement called "Kastro" -
824
Arabs coming
They built a moat.
Name of the town: Rabdh el Khandax
centre of pirates -
961
Nikeforos Phokas
After a 9-month siege Nikeforos Phokas conquered the city.It was burned,rebuilt and renamed as Chandax,
It was Byzantine for 243 years. -
1204
Venice
Boniface the Monferrat (Crusader) sold Crete to the Doge of Venice -
Period: 1206 to 1210
Genoans
1206 The Genoan pirate Enrico Pescatore conquered Chandax.
1210 Τhe Venetians settle in the city after winning the war. -
1211
Venetian era
Political,military,commercial,social,intellectual centre,.
"first city after the first city" of the Venetian Republic
New name : Candia
They built a giant wall, a fortress, fountains, buildings .
Cretan Rennaissance -
Period: to
Cretan War
70.000 Turks, 38.000 Cretans and Venetians died.
Name of the city : Kadiye but informally ti was called "Megalo Kastro". -
Rebuilding the city
After an earthquake, the city was rebuilt as a large Turkish city with mosques, minarets, coffee-shops, fountains, tower-like houses with projected upper storeys. -
Cretan State
After a great slaughter bu Turks on the 25th of August 1898, Autonomous Cretan State was created. Prince George was High Commissioner.
Name of city: Heraklion. -
Part of Greece.
Heraklion as the rest of Crete was incorporated in the Kingdom of Greece. -
Asia Minor Catastrophe
Exchange of population. The last Muslims left Crete.Refugees took their place.New suburbs were added : N.Alikarnassos.Katsambas, Patelles, Tria Pefka, etc. -
Battle of Crete
20 May 1941 the German attack started.Thousands of paratroopers were dropped over Crete.
May 23: German bombers attacked Heraklion. At the end 1/3 of the city lay in ruins. -
Liberation of Heraklion
