Polychna
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Polychna is an ancient city on the island of Crete in present day Greece.[1] In the year 429 BC, Polychna was in an alliance with the Athenians, who laid waste to neighbouring Cydonia.[2] By the Middle Ages Polychna, well situated on a freshwater lake, was considered a strong castle fortification.[3]
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- Geoffrey De Villehardouin (2004) Memoirs Or Chronicle Of The Fourth Crusade And The Conquest Of Constantinople, Kessinger Publishing, 140 pages ISBN:1419192671
- C. Michael Hogan, Cydonia, The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008 [1]
- Polychna: Ancient town of Creta (2008) [2]