 Eleutherna, also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece. | The site is located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete. It flourished from the Dark Ages of Greece’s history until Byzantine times. |
 | The Eleutherna museum is expected to open in June this year. The area where excavations are conducted is enclosed within the Eleutherna archaeological park's boundaries. |  |
 | Located in the heart of Crete, near the island's geographical center, the archaeological site is nestled in a slope of Mount Ida overlooking the sea. Time has erased most traces of the ancient city-state from the surface – with a human presence dating back to 3000 BC. But the ground itself has yielded many treasures. |  |
 |  Greek Bee Fibula, 4th century BC |  |
 Bee Goddess - From Eleutherna on Crete, c. 700 BC. |  |  |
 Plaques with the Life of Achilles, about A.D. 300–350, made in Thessaloniki; found in Eleutherna |  |
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