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The Early Christian basilica at the Katsivelos archaeological site. Ancient Eleutherna. Crete. Greece. The three –aisled Byzantine basilica was built in 430-450AD and dedicated to Archangel Michael. It was founded on the ruins of Hellenistic sanctuary and a Roman Temple dedicated to Hermes and Aphrodite. The Church was abandoned in the 7th century AD dues to damaged caused by an major earthquake. The archaeological site known as Katsivelos, is on the eastern slope of the Acropolis ridge of Ancient Eleutherna. Eleutherna was one of the most important Dorian city states in Crete with continuous occupation from the 9th century BC to the Byzantine Period. Eleutherna is located 30 kilometres south east of the town of Rethymnon in the province of Rethymnon.
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