GORTYS OR GORTIS IN CRETE
 Gortis, just outside Agii Deka on the Messara plane, was originally inhabited by the Dorians, and under Roman rule it became the capital not only of Crete, but of the Roman province of Cyrenaica, that included Egypt and parts of northern Africa. It contains many buildings amongst which the impressive Titus church, a theatre, a stadion, several sanctuaries, and the "laws of Gortis" (the first written laws in Europe, 5th century ad) that are placed in a wall. |