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Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion

Agioi Deka (Greek: Άγιοι Δέκα, "Holy Ten") is a village in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Greece, with 796 inhabitants (2001 census). It is located in the 44th km of the Heraklion-Tympaki national road and it is the centre of the municipality of Gortyna (Δήμος Γόρτυνας).


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The village is built on the feet of a green hill with view to the plain of Messara, at altitude of 170 meters, over the remains of ancient Gortys. It is supposed that the cemetery of Gortys was located in this area, and many of the old houses are built using recycled material from the ruins of Gortys. There is a local archaeological museum containing finds from the area. Other archaeological remains include the Praetorium located between Agioi Deka and Gortys, the tombs of Agioi Deka and the old church in the centre of the old village.

Name

The name of the village means Ten Saints, referring to the ten Martyrs of Crete (Agathopus, Basilides, Gelasius, Evaristus, Eunician, Euporus, Zoticus, Theodulus, Saturninus, and either Cleomenes[1] or Mobius[2] or Pompeius[3]) who martyred there in 250 AD during the religious persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius. At the site of their martyrdom stands a 12th-century church.

References

^ Catholic Online. "Martyrs of Crete." Accessed 24 Aug 2011.
^ Klitou, Christopher. The Orthodox Pages. "The Ten Martyrs of Crete." Accessed 24 Aug 2011.
^ Crete: The Island in the Wine Dark Sea. "[1] Agioi Deka, the Ten Saints of Crete." Accessed 24 Aug 2011.

Municipal unit Gortyna
Community Agios Kyrillos
Άγιος Κύριλλος, ο
Γερόκαμπος, ο
Community Agioi Deka
Agioi Deka (Άγιοι Δέκα, οι)
Vourvoulitis (Βουρβουλίτης, ο)
Community Ampelouzos
Ampelouzos (Αμπελούζος, ο)
Community Apesokari
Apesokari (Απεσωκάριον, το)
Community Vagionia
Vagionia (Βαγιονιά, η)
Koumasa (Κουμάσα, η)
Λούκια, η
Community Vasiliki
Vasiliki (Βασιλική, η)
Κανδήλα, η
Community Vasilika Anogeia
Vasilika Anogeia (Βασιλικά Ανώγεια, τα)
Φλαθιάκαι, αι
Community Gagales
Valis (Βαλής, ο)
Γκαγκάλαι, αι
Community Mitropoli
Mitropoli (Μητρόπολις, η)
Community Miamou
Agia Marina (Αγία Μαρίνα, η)
Dyskos (Δυσκός, ο)
Krotos (Κρότος, ο)
Λέντας, ο
Miamou (Μιαμού, η)
Papadogiannis (Παπαδογιάννης, ο)
Community Platanos
Platanos (Πλάτανος, ο)
Trypita (Τρυπητά, τα)
Community Plora
Plora (Πλώρα, η)
Community Choustouliana
Choustouliana (Χουστουλιανά, τα)

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