A rose blooms over the ruins of the ancient city of Phaistos

            Phaistos (or Phaestos) is an ancient city on the island of Crete. Phaistos was located in the south-central portion of the island, about 5 km. from the Libyan Sea. It was inhabited from about 4000 BC.

There are many mythological references of Phaistos in ancient Greek literature. Phaistos is first referenced by Homer and the Homeric epics indicate its participation in the Trojan war.

Around the end of the 3rd century BC, Phaestos was destroyed and since then ceased to exist in the history of Crete.

Taken in: Ελλάδα / Crete / Dhivaki (show map)

Taken on: February 21, 2005

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Camera: Nikon D50, f/13.0, 1/640 sec, 42mm (=63mm) (more info) (hide info)

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