Amari Valley
TheAmari Valleyis a fertile valley[1]on thefoothillsofMount IdaandMount KedrosinCrete.The valley was known as a center of resistance to the Germans during theBattle of Creteand the German occupation. After the abduction of GeneralHeinrich Kreipe,the German armydestroyed a number of villagesin the area, killing more than 160 of their inhabitants.
Prehistory
[edit]The ancient city ofPhaistosexpanded with satellite development into the Amari Valley in the lateBronze Age,establishing a settlement atMonastiraki.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- C. Michael Hogan. 2007.C.Michael Hogan,Phaistos Fieldnotes,The Modern Antiquarian
- John D. Pendlebury. 1991.The Archaeology of Crete,Biblo & Tannen Publishers,ISBN0-8196-0121-7,ISBN978-0-8196-0121-6
Line notes
[edit]35°13′12″N24°38′24″E/ 35.220°N 24.640°E
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