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Gortyn. Crete. Greece. View of the Christian Basilica of Agios Titis at Gortyn. Dating from the 6th century, the Byzantine church is the best preserved early Christian church in Crete and was the seat of the Archbishops until the Arab conquest. The Greco-Roman ruins of Gortyn or Gortys which is a former ancient capital of Crete are scattered among fields and olive groves in the middle of the Messara plain.
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