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	Gortys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gortys is located at the Messara Valley, near the village of Agioi Deka, on the 46th km of the main road from Iraklion to Tibaki that traverses the island from north to the south.
		In the center of Gortys was the temple of Pythios Apollon, the most important pre-christianic temple of the city, built on the ruins of a Minoan settlement.
		Gortys was one of the oldest and strongest cities in Crete during the prehistoric and historic period.
	www.interkriti.org /visits/gortys.htm (293 words)

	GORTYS PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gortys, that was one of the most important cities of Crete, lay 46km south of Heraklion.
		Gortys was the capital of the Roman province of Crete and Cyrenaica.
		The most distinctive monuments are the Praetorium (2nd century A.D.), residence of the Roman governor of the province and the Nymphaion (2nd century A.D.), where the Nymphs were worshipped; the temple of Pythian Apollo; the sanctuary of the Egyptian divinities; and the Odeon, where the famous inscription with the laws of Gortyn was found.
	www.uoc.gr /crete/archaio/gortys.html (139 words)

	Gortys - Kreta (Gortyna)
		Gortys is na Festos de op 1 na bekendste oude ruïne van zuid Kreta.
		Gortys ligt in de buurt van het dorpje Agioi Deka (de 10 heiligen) en was vroeger een heel belangrijke stad.
		Gortys staat verder bekend om haar odeion en om haar wetten.
	www.grieksegids.nl /kreta/gortys.htm (115 words)

	Gortys (Gortyna) Crete : archeological site of Gortys in Crete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		During the Roman period, Gortys (Gortyna) was was the capital of Crete and reached the peak of its glory.
		Gortys was the first city in Crete that adopted Christianity.
		These inscriptions are the laws of the city of Gortys (6th- 5th century BC) and formed the basis for modern Greek legislation.
	www.matala-apartments.com /matala_gortys_gortyna.asp (150 words)

	The archaeological site of Gortys or Gortyn in Crete
		Gortys is one of the most important ancient cities of prehistoric Crete.
		Later, during the Roman occupation (68 BC), Gortys was the largest city in Crete with 300.000 inhabitants.
		Gortys is connected to the myth of Zeus and Europe.
	www.explorecrete.com /archaeology/gortys.html (756 words)

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		The citizens of Gortys established the Ellotia festival on the honour of Europe.
		The development of the city was favoured by the Romans, who were considering Gortys the capital city of the island.
		Gortys was the first city of Crete that acceded to Christianity.
	www.fiveoclockbot.com /blog/archives/001029.php (613 words)

	Crete (Creta) Gortys - JustGreece.com
		Gortys is after Festos the most well known ancient ruin of South Crete.
		Gortys is located near the village of Agioi Deka (10 saints) and in earlier times it was an important city.
		Gortys is famous because of her Oodeion and her laws.
	www.justgreece.com /crete/gortys.php (114 words)

	GNTO-Greek Islands-Heraklio-Sightseeing
		After Gortys occupied Phaestos, in the 3rd century BC, the city acquired two harbours, Levina and Matala and thrived.
		The most exquisite of the finds is the famous "Laws of Gortys" (6th-5th century BC) which is also noted in Plato's "Law" and is an important sources of historic facts.
		Among the finds of Gortys, one can admire ruins of the Basilica of St Titus (6th century AD) which was dedicated to Titus, the island's first bishop.
	www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/crete/heraklio/sights.html (2451 words)

	Info über Gortys eine antike Stadt auf Kreta
		Während der Blütezeit der Stadtstaaten in Klassik und Hellenismus gehört Gortis mit Knossos, Eleftherna, Kydonia und Lyktos zu den wichtigsten und mit 40.000 bis 80.000 Einwohnern bevölkerungsreichsten Städten der Insel.
		In einer mittelalterlichen Quelle wird Gortys bereits für das 2.
		Gortys verfügte über mehrere frühbyzantinische Kirchen und blieb nach der Eroberung durch die Araber (824 oder 828) von seinen Bewohnern verlassen noch eine Weile als einziger Bischofssitz Kretas in kirchlicher Hinsicht bedeutend.
	www.kreta-reise.info /Hauptseiten/gortys.htm (409 words)

	Gortys
		Elatos, the grandfather of Gortys, took a piece of land with the mountains Cyllena (Mt. Killini) at the western part of Peloponnese.
		Contrary, the inhabitants of the Arcadian town Tegea told another story, in which Gortys was one of the five sons of Tegeatos, the founder of their city.
		Gortys, therefore, was associated with different ancestors in those myths and in most of them he was introduced as the founder of Gortyn (or Gortis).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/g/gortys.html (523 words)

	Kreta-net: Travel guide - Gortys
		After Gortys occupied Phaestos, in the 3rd century BC, the city acquired two harbours, Levina and Matala.
		During the Roman and Byzantine Era, the city retained its status as, in contrast to its rival, Knossos, sided with the invading Romans.
		The city's population rose to 200,000 inhabitants and it was declared the capital of the island.
	www.kreta-net.com /travelguide/gortys_en.htm (175 words)

	Gortys the Roman mitropolis
		Gortys or Gortina is a large place in the centre of the Messara plain.
		Behind the church is the famous Odeon with, behind a fence, the laws of Gortys.
		Opposite the Odeon and the church, a little back to Aghia Deka, you find the city of Gortys, where the public baths are and the Praetorium.
	www.isle-of-crete.com /HTML/Crete_red/gortys.htm (334 words)

	Rough Guides Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gortys is not a common tourist spot on Crete, but for those history buffs out there, it is definitely worth a visit.
		In fact, Gortys was one of the oldest and strongest cities in Crete during the prehistoric and historic period.
		The Gortynians occupied Phaistos during the third century B.C. During the Roman period, Gortys reached the peak of its glory and was the capital of Crete.
	travel.roughguides.com /planning/journalEntryFreeForm.asp?JournalID=35579&EntryID=17981 (508 words)

	Die archäologische Ausgrabungsstätte von Gortys in Kreta
		Gortys ist eine der wichtigsten Städte des Altertums aus dem vorgeschichtlichen Kreta.
		In Kreta waren dies die Stätten von Gortys, die Burg von Firkas in Hania und die Burg von Kazarma in Siteia.
		Etwas später kam ein italienischer Sänger mit seiner Guitarre, der zu der Stimmung beitrug und das einzige was fehlte, war die Gesellschaft meiner beiden guten Freunde Tim und Birgid, die zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits zurück nach Kamilari gefahren waren.
	www.explorecrete.com /german/gortys-de.html (690 words)

	SS_Gortys
		The historical town of Gortys is located on the main roads from Iraklion near Mires.
		Gortys is also the location of the evergreen Plane tree under which, legend states.
		The Gortys centre is open daily from 8a.m till 8 p.m.
	www.kreta-inside.com /NewFiles/html/Sightseeing/SS_Gortys.html (240 words)

	Gortyn
		Gortyn, or Gortys as it was called in ancient times, was the most important Roman town on Crete, but its origins go back to the end of the Bronze Age.
		Tradition holds that the town owes its name to the hero, Gortys, who according to some was the son of Rhadamanthys, the brother of Minos, and to others was the son of Tegeates.
		Such codes of law were usually engraved upon the walls of public buildings or temples and thus often found their way on to the walls of new buildings when the stones were reused, the original building having been destroyed.
	www.grisel.net /gortyn.htm (1004 words)

	Crete
		The archaeological sites of Gortys are found in the plain of Messaras, between Agioe Deka and Metropolis, 45,5 km away from Herakleion.
		As a result their town was not destroyed by the Roman coin to Metelo in 68 B.C. Gortys, thus, flourished during the Roman Times, and became the capital of Crete.
		In the Byzantine times it went on flourishing, but Saracens destroyed it in 824 A.D. The temple of Pythia Apollo The statiou of the ancient Gothinas The place was excavated by Italian archaeologists who revealed: The citadel on the hill where archaic remnants were found.
	www.milatos.com /crete/crete.asp?propertyid=87 (619 words)

	PHEASTOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gortys is famous for its ancient legal tablets of stone, its Roman amphitheater and the Church of Agios Titos, which was the first seat of the archbishops of Crete.
		From the Palace of Pheastos, situated on a hill, you can enjoy a splendid view of the Messara Plain and the Ida mountain range.in the village of Matala in the south coast you will have the possibility to eat lunch, to swimm and to explore the caves surrounding the bay.
		Beruehmt ist Gortys wegen seiner Gesetztafeln, dem roemischen Amphitheater und der Agios Titos Kirche, dem ersten Sitz der Erzbischoefe Kretas.
	users.forthnet.gr /ret/idatravel/pheastos.htm (185 words)

	Crete ( Faistos-Gortys-Matala private tour Full day ) : Private Travel Tours in Greece - Tours in Greece
		Gortys is crossed by the river Litheos, today called Mitropolianos that dominates the valley of Messara.
		In the centre of Gortys was the temple of Pythios Apollo, the most important pre-christianic temple of the city, built on the ruins of a Minoan settlement.
		Matala was the ancient port of Phaistos and Gortys and a former fishing community, which has developed into a modern holiday center.
	www.travel4greece.com /private-tours/17.php (875 words)

	Villa Atiopi
		Around 150BC neighbouring Gortys attacked and destroyed Festos and took over the role as capital of the area.
		The laws of Gortys are inscribed in stone, and still a part of these laws can be seen.
		About 500m further down the road, on the right side, there is another part of Gortys, however not open to the public.
	www.antiopivilla.com /gortys-festos.html (405 words)

	KAIRATOS EDITIONS. ANTONIS TOM. VASILAKIS. TEH 147 CITIES OF ANCIENT CRETE. DION-GRAMMION .
		Gortys was called Ellotis, because the Kouretes were calling Europe with this name” Stef.
		In 1918, when the road Kounavoi- Zagourianoi was under construction, there was found at Kounavoi an inscription where we can read the words “Eltynaieis” and “Eltynieis.” This inscription table is 2.5 metres long and has eleven verses.
		It is part of the law on the household and it is of the same period that the Great Inscription of Gortys was composed.
	www.kairatos.com.gr /myweb/ancientcitiesdion-grammion.htm (3766 words)

	gortys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 368 BC was founded Megalopolis, like other neighboring cities, ancient Gortys was populated so that it is founded a single and powerful Arcadian centre of defense and simultaneously resistance at their neighboring enemies of Sparta.
		Ancient Gortys was excavated by the French archaeological faculty years 1940-1943,1947-1948 and 1951-1956.
		The foundation of Megalopolis ancient Gortys, even one relative liveliness her ruins even today cause awe and draw the interest of visitor ancient Gortys with her historical greatness, it will always constitute a famous monument, pride for all those that have the honor to inhabit the area.
	www.eliniko.com.gr /En/Pages/gortys.htm (237 words)

	Excursions - Phaestos, Gortys, Matala
		Your first guided visit will be to the ruins of the ancient city of Gortys.
		Inhabited from at least Minoan times, Gortys came into its own during the occupation of the Dorians, and reached the height of its powers under the Romans, from 67 BC.
		Most important of all are the large blocks of stone engraved with the ‘Code of Gortys'.
	www.cretoise.gr /en/excursions_Phaestos-Gortys.htm (386 words)

	Gortys (Gortyn): Sehenswürdigkeiten auf Kreta - Kreta bei www.ferien.li (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Automatisch durchfahren sie ein Gebiet was geschichtlich sehr bedeutsam ist: Gortys.
		Dieser Baum ist seltsamerweise immer grün und verliert nie seine Blätter.
		In Gortys können sie dieses kleine Wunder besuchen.
	www.ferien.li /kreta/sehen/gortys1.htm (254 words)

	Gortyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gortyn (Greek Γορτυς/Gortys, also Γορτύν/Gortun or Γόρτυνα/Gortuna) is a town in the Greek island of Crete, 45 km away from the capital Heraklion.
		It was a very important city during the age of the Minoan civilization.
		Gortys was a son of Rhadamanthus, king of Crete and brother of Minos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gortys (297 words)

	15.- Gortys, Agios Titus, the 6th c. A.D.. Tourist Information - VIRTOURIST.COM
		A.D. If Gortys was the capital of Crete during the Roman occupation, then it is equally famous for having been the first and most populous Christian city of the island until the 9th c AD when it fell to the Sarracens.
		It is said that Apostle Titus found the first Christian church on Crete at Gortys, and in 250 AD the ten saints were martyred.
		The Basilica of Agios Titos pictured here is a stone cruciform church with three semicircular conches, three sided outside and two small apses on the north and south axis of the cross, dating from the 6th c AD.
	www.virtourist.com /europe/crete/15.htm (131 words)

	Crete, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		The first Cretan kings were Archedius, Gortys 2, and Cydon 1, sons of Tegeates, the founder of Tegea in Arcadia.
		The three brothers emigrated from Arcadia to Crete, and it is said that the city Gortyna was named after Gortys 2, and Cydonia after Cydon 1.
		After them, Tectamus (son of Dorus 1, son of Hellen 1, son of Deucalion 1, the man who survived the Flood) sailed to Crete with Aeolians and Pelasgians, and became king of the island.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Crete.html (339 words)

	Crete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Second in importance to Knossos among Cretan cities, Gortys is located in the administrative division of Herakleion.
		Gortys is the homeland of Titus, the first archbishop of Crete.
		An ancient city of Crete, in the administrative division of Herakleion (Agios Myron Maleviziou)- near Gortys and Knossos.
	www.hostkingdom.net /crete.html (2716 words)

	Gortys - Dilos Holiday World
		The town of Gortys was inhabited from the Neolithic era, but it was only after the fall of Knossos that it became the most prominent city of Crete and the Province's capital during the Roman era, that also comprised Cyrenaica (today’s Libya) on the North African coast.
		Seaports to Gortys were Matala and Levin (Lentas of today).
		Upon entering the site of Gortys you meet the Basilica of St. Titus, an early Christian Architecture church, dating back to the 7th century AD with frescoe traces still visible on the side chapels.
	www.dilos.com /location/13379 (324 words)

	CRETE history, Rome and Byzantioum.
		From the second century BC on, Rome was drawn into wars in mainland Greece and the involvement of Cretan troops on one or often both sides became an increasing irritation.
		Hannibal was staying at Gortys at the time of one Roman attempt to quiet the island, around 188 BC.
		The island continued to prosper - as the churches which were now built everywhere would testify - but in international terms it was not important and Byzantine rule, here as everywhere, imposed a stiflingly ordered society, hierarchical and bureaucratic in the extreme.
	www.plata.gr /crete/history/romebyzantium.asp (897 words)

	My Trip To Greece & Turkey
		We both had coffee and were on our way to Gortys.
		On the way, I saw a man dressed in his Sunday best; the full traditional Kreten costume of pantalones, high fl boots, and a fl cap with netting.
		Gortys is a very small village which would never lead one to think that this had once been the main city in Krete during Roman times.
	www.stanford.edu /~economos/hellas/hellas14.htm (1616 words)

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