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Polychna (Πολύχνη) 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
- Polychna: Ancient town of Creta (2008) [1]
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