The Destruction of Crete (Tis Kritis O Chalasmos): A Poem on the Earthquake in Crete in 1508
Ferhan KIRLIDÖKME MOLLAOĞLU
Abstract:At the beginning of the 16th century, in 1508, a very strong earthquake hit the island of Crete causing great destruction, especially in its eastern part. Manolis Sklavos, a poet, who is unknown to us from elsewhere, accounted in the Destruction of Crete (Tis Kritis o chalasmos) a poem of about three hundred verses, the tragic moments of the earthquake, the victims and the damage to the buildings. In his poem, Sklavos emphasized that the earthquake was a divine punishment that occurred due to people’s sins, an… Show more
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