During this
period, the
prominence and achievements of this part of the Ancient World receded
while those of other centres, like Athens and Corinth, grew in influence
and excellence. Crete's cities did not consolidate or unify and the island
became the refuge of pirates.
The
Romans -67 BC to An 395:
At the outset of Roman
expansionism, Crete was absorbed as a province and a Roman capital
established at Province old Dorian city of Gortyn.
While there is
archaeological evidence of almost five hundred years of Roman occupation
in the buildings erected, Crete was regarded gelt, chiefly as a source of
raw materials and there seems littIe record of great cultural merit.
Christianity took