Heraklion

Country

Greece

Coordinates

35.3403, 25.1344

History

• Heraklion (–824)
• Heraklion (824–961), Emirate of Crete
• Heraklion (961–1205), Byzantine Empire
• Heraklion (1205–1669), Republic of Venice
• Heraklion (1669–1913), Ottoman Empire
• Heraklion (1913–), Greece

Composers

• Francisco Leontaritis (1518–1572), was born in Heraklion
• Rena Kyriakou (1917–1994), was born in Heraklion