The archaeological site of Eleutherna, Crete, covers a vast area, which includes the Nisi and Pyrgi hills in the modern villages of Eleutherna and Ancient Eleutherna respectively. Hellenistic retaining walls, the remains of a Roman settlement, and an Early Christian basilica were excavated at Katsivelos, at the east foot of Pyrgi hill, and a Late Geometric/Archaic cemetery, which is partly covered by a Roman building, was revealed at Orthi Petra, on Pyrgi's west slopes. The remains of a Hellenistic ...