Kastelli Hill

Kastelli Hill

Kastelli Hill is a landform at the city of Chania on the island of Crete in the present day country of Greece. [J.Fisher, 2001] The Minoan city of ancient Cydonia was centered around Kastelli Hill, [C.M.Hogan, 2008] which later was selected by the Romans as the site of an acropolis.

ee also

*Minoan civilisation

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References

* John Fisher and Geoff Garvey (2001) "The Rough Guide to Crete", 432 pages ISBN:1858286964
* C. Michael Hogan, "Cydonia", The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008 [http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/10881/cydonia.html#fieldnotes]


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