Crete
/kriːt/- a Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean; pop. 630,000 (est. 2009); capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization which flourished there in the 2nd millennium BC. It fell to Rome in 67 BC and was subsequently ruled by Byzantines, Venetians, and Turks. Crete played an important role in the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming administratively part of an independent Greece in 1913. Greek name KRÍTI.克里特岛(地中海东部一希腊岛屿, 2009年估计人口630,000, 首府伊拉克利翁, 因公元前2千年繁荣的米诺斯文化遗址闻名; 公元前67年向罗马称臣, 后相继被拜占庭人、威尼斯人和土耳其人统治; 克里特岛在19世纪末和20世纪初希腊为争取独立而与土耳其进行的斗争中起了重要作用, 1913年成为独立的希腊的一个行政区; 希腊语名KRÍTI)。
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