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| Tango01 | 18 Jun 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
"During the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, the city of Candia, today Heraklion on Crete, was besieged for 21 long years. The siege of Candia, regarded as one of the longest sieges in history, lasted from 1648–1669. The Venetians had been ruling the land ever since the Fourth Crusade, and Candia was in a key position in the Mediterranean. The supremacy over the Mediterranean was the cause of numerous clashes between the two powers – Venetia and the Ottoman Empire. They had crossed swords for it from the early 15th to the late 16th century when the Battle of Lepanto occurred. In 1644, the Knights Hospitallers attacked and looted an Ottoman ship carrying treasures and the sultan's harem to Constantinople. It was an excuse enough for the forces of the Empire to land on Crete and start an all out war. In just two months the Ottoman forces conquered La Canea and Rettimo, subsequently occupying the entire island…"
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