|
| -
500 AD |
Pagan
Crete. The highest God, Zeus, is born in Crete |
| about
60 AD |
Paul
the Apostle arrives in Crete and leaves behind his disciple Titus,
who is considered the founder of the Christian Church of the island.
The Early Church |
| 330
- 828 |
First
Byzantine Period |
| 828
- 961 |
Arabic
Occupation |
| 961
- 1204 |
Second
Byzantine Period |
| 1204/11
- 1669 |
Venetian
Period |
| 1453 |
The
fall of Constantinople |
| 1645
- 1669 |
The
Cretan War |
| 1669
- 1898 |
Turkish
Period |
| 1821,
March 25th |
The
Great Greek Revolution begins |
| 1821
- 1898 |
Century
of rebellions |
| 1898
- 1913 |
Cretan
Autonomy |
| 1913
- |
Unification
with Greece (Enosi) |
|
|