{"id":15085,"date":"2026-09-02T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=15085"},"modified":"2026-06-27T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T21:26:32","slug":"kisamos-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/02\/kisamos-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Kisamos, Creta &#8211; Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15092\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Excavations next to the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_152529400_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excavations next to the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Continued From Kisamos Part I<\/p>\n<p>The next site is a bit of a zig zag a few streets over to the southeast on Georgiakaki, less than 5 minutes away from the East Roman Baths. At the corner of Polirrinias and Georgiakaki is the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation (\u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b7 \u039a\u03af\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u039d\u03b1\u03cc\u03c2 \u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2). Though I couldn\u2019t access it, there are apparently some excavations in the courtyard on the north side of the church. At one time a mosaicked atrium dating to the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> century CE was excavated in the courtyard of the church. I couldn\u2019t find much about what state it is presently in or even if it is still visible as I wasn\u2019t able to see for myself. There is definitely an undeveloped, fenced off area in that part of the church, though.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1IMi9M27M1JyFULa65FrtDDS5nkKofC0&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just to the east of the church is a vacant lot in which a few walls have been excavated and are still visible. Like many of the smaller excavations in Kissamos, there\u2019s not a lot of information available. A related report does not the discovery of a large mosaic with theater masks and kantharos on the plot. Given the proximity to the clearly residential atrium found on the ground of the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation, it\u2019s likely that this was a domestic structure or series of structures as well. The lot was a bit overgrown and is not maintained, so the walls can probably be difficult to see with even a little more overgrowth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15093\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Urban villa and Early Christian cemetery. Kisamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153027370_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Urban villa and Early Christian cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Georgiakaki curves back around to the north and connects back with Iroon Politechniou\/E65. There area&nbsp; couple more sites along Iroon Politechniou to the west. About 140 meters from the intersection of Georgiakaki, on the north side of the street, is another archaeological area that looks like it was, at one time, developed with a visitor experience in mind. There are pathways built through the excavations, but it looks as though it has, like the others, not been open to visitors in quite some time. The entirety of the site is still mostly visible from outside the fence on the sidewalk\/street, but obviously the things toward the north end of the lot are difficult to see. What stood here in antiquity is described as being an urban villa and later Early Christian cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>The villa was originally constructed in the late 2<sup>nd<\/sup> or early 3<sup>rd<\/sup> century CE. One of the most distinctive features that is visible is part of a <em>decumanus<\/em> that ran along the south side of the villa. A small raised platform sits to the south of that, in the southeast part of the site. A propylon entryway opened off the street and into the villa. A counterweight stone was found in a <em>cubiculum<\/em> adjacent to the propylon, indicating wine or olive oil pressing may have occurred here. Past that was a <em>triclinium<\/em>, and beyond that a <em>tablinum<\/em>; both of which are too far back into the site from the street to see much of. The earthquake of 365 CE destroyed the villa and it was not repaired or rebuilt for domestic use. In the early 5<sup>th<\/sup> century CE, however, the area began to be used as a Christian cemetery. The cemetery was active through the early 6<sup>th<\/sup> century CE and composed of pit graves. Most of these are located along the east side of the site and only somewhat visible from Iroon Politechniou.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15094\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Decumanus.\" width=\"465\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250614_153502651_Watermarked-1538x2048.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decumanus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another 130 meters or so east down Iroon Politechniou at 18B is a department store of sorts called Nikolaos N. Koutsounakis. In the front of the store, facing Iroon Politchniou, to the left of the entrance to the store is an unassuming low construction with a gabled glass covering. Sometimes the store seems to put out items further sort of obscuring it. Beneath the glass is a small section of a Roman <em>decumanus<\/em>, the very same road that cuts through the archaeological area of the villa and cemetery to the west. There is no information and no sign or marker; nothing to even indicate the presence, despite the obvious effort made to preserve and display the little stretch of Roman road. Unfortunately, as might be expected, it does seem to have become a receptacle for some trash.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15095\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Extension of the necropolis behind the urban villa and Early Christian cemetery. Kisamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250615_051750432_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extension of the necropolis behind the urban villa and Early Christian cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An unnamed paved road branches off to the north from Iroon Politechniou just to the east of the department store. About 60 meters on, a small dirt road starts off to the west. Traveling 120 meters west down this dirt road puts one more or less just to the north of the villa and cemetery archaeological area. This allows some views into the north side of the archaeological area, but even more importantly, additional graves from the cemetery have been excavated to the north of the dirt road. At least a dozen graves are visible, some with stone coverings replaced on them. Others are open. There are a few very large pits with brickwork walls. When I visited, the area was pretty well cleared of vegetation and was probably the best maintained site in the city, despite its relatively secluded location; it seemed like there had probably been recent work occurring here.<\/p>\n<p>Returning back to Iroon Politechniou and heading to the west and back to the intersection with Georgiakaki, the road intersecting Iroon Politechniou from the north is Efedron Polemiston 1941. About 175 meters north\/northwest on Efedron Polemiston 1941 is the next stop. Located here is the so-called West Roman Cemetery. This cemetery was in use between the 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> centuries CE. A variety of types of tombs were found here including rock cut tombs, tile graves, and above ground constructed tombs. Most were looted prior to modern discovery, but a few were still found intact. A total of 22 tombs have been identified in this necropolis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15087\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chamber tomb in front of the West Roman Cemetery.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250612_152355771_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chamber tomb in front of the West Roman Cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much visible of the main part of the necropolis, which is behind a fence on the north side of the road, aside from a small stretch of a rock constructed wall. Part of the road itself has been excavated and one tomb lies beneath a protective roof. This tomb was a free standing, vaulted chamber tomb. Parts of the vaulted roof, which likely collapsed in the 365 CE earthquake, have been reconstructed. Parts of the wall and the doorway of the tomb are also visible. Like the stretch of road in front of the department store, this too is open to those who take the opportunity to throw garbage down into the excavations. There are a couple of signs in English and Greek with information on both this chamber tomb (including a helpful reconstruction of the tomb) and the cemetery as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing west down Efedron Polemiston 1941, the street forks after about 150 meters. Taking the north (right) fork, the road turns into Kampouri. Just 25 meters beyond the split, a small side street branches off to the north and leads to the Church of Saint Spyridon (\u0399\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u039d\u03b1\u03cc\u03c2 \u0391\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a3\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1 \u039a\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5). The church is reportedly open daily between 10:00 and 13:00, but I had no luck getting into it. Inside the church are four marble columns which are reputedly taken from the theater of Kisamos, which along with the amphitheater was reported to have been visible as late as the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century CE, but has not been located since then.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15089\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Excavations inside the Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_084744521_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excavations inside the Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final stop for ancient Kisamos is located back out on Kampouri, about 190 meters to the west of the street that leads to the Church of Saint Spyridon; the <a href=\"http:\/\/odysseus.culture.gr\/h\/1\/gh155.jsp?obj_id=3465\">Archaeological Museum of Kissamos<\/a>. Located at Plateia Stratigou Tzanakaki, the archaeological is Wednesday through Monday from 8:30 to 15:30. It is closed on Tuesday. Admission is 5 Euros.<\/p>\n<p>The archaeological museum is housed in the building that served as the Venetian-Turkish governor\u2019s administration office. While renovating the building and surrounding plaza, the remnants of a Roman bathing complex were found. While the excavations outside the museum were backfilled, and a few points inside the museum were covered over, there is one section of the baths that remains exposed near the museum\u2019s elevator. A brick wall from one of the heated rooms and part of the hypocaust system are visible in the open area. A stone arch over the hypocaust channel is likely later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15088\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Inscribed altar to hold donations. From Polyrrhenia. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_083355191_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inscribed altar to hold donations. From Polyrrhenia. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The collection in the museum consists primarily of artifacts recovered from Polyrrhenia, Phalasarna, and Kisamos. The first floor of the museum is dedicated mostly to the first two, as well as the Minoan and Greek habitation closer to modern Kissamos. There are some inscriptions, reliefs, and pottery. One of the more interesting objects (pictured above) from the first floor is a circular, inscribed, stone altar from Polyrrhenia used to collect and hold donations. The earlier 3<sup>rd<\/sup> century BCE inscription around the top refers to the construction of a temple, while the late 3<sup>rd<\/sup> century or early 2<sup>nd<\/sup> century BCE inscription around the sides refers to the renovation of said temple.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15090\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaic depicting the Horae dancing around an altar with images of personifications of the four seasons at the corners. Found locally and dated to the late 2nd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos. Kisamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-1536x1523.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085842888_Watermarked-2048x2030.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosaic depicting the Horae dancing around an altar with images of personifications of the four seasons at the corners. Found locally and dated to the late 2nd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the upper floor dedicated mostly to Kisamos, there are a number of statues or statue fragments found in various excavations around the city. Perhaps the centerpieces of the collection are two figural mosaics found in local excavations. One depicts the triumph of Dionysus in the central panel with other Dionysiac imagery in vignettes; including hunts and wine making. This mosaic comes from a house excavated (but no longer visible) near Plateia Eleftherios Venizelos and dates to the late 2<sup>nd<\/sup> or early 3<sup>rd<\/sup> century CE. The other mosaic comes from the same house depicts the Horae dancing around an altar with personifications of the seasons at the corners. This dates to the late 2<sup>nd<\/sup> century CE. The museum also includes burial finds and inscriptions; one noting the presence of a <em>boule<\/em> at Kisamos, and providing evidence for the city\u2019s status as <em>civitas libera<\/em>. It\u2019s not an exceptionally large museum, it took me about an hour to go through it. Most of the information is in both Greek and English.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15097\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Detail from the central panel of the mosaic depicting the triumph of Dionysus. Found locally and dated to the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250613_085248201_Watermarked-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail from the central panel of the mosaic depicting the triumph of Dionysus. Found locally and dated to the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Kissamos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All told, it would probably take an absolute maximum of 3 hours to see the remnants of ancient Kisamos, which certainly allows for a potential day trip from Chania. Since most of the archaeological remains are not accessible in any way, they don\u2019t take up a whole lot of time and much of that is just transit between the points. It\u2019s a bit disappointing that several of the sites seem to have been prepped to handle actual visits, but do not currently allow them (and from what I can gather, haven\u2019t done so in at least the last decade). It also makes the value questionable for all but those who are especially enthusiastic about archaeology. The museum, however, is well worth the stop on top of everything else. It\u2019s kind of amazing that the mosaics remained local and didn\u2019t end up at the new museum in Chania, or even in Heraklion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frey, Marie. Kastelli Kissamou &#8211; 1975, <em>Archaeology in Greece Online<\/em>, report 20173, created deprecated, viewed deprecated, URL <a href=\"window.location.href\">https:\/\/chronique.efa.gr\/?r=report&amp;id=20173<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kouremenos, Anna. \u201cA Tale of Two Cretan Cities: The Building of Roman Kissamos and the Persistence of Polyrrhenia in the Wake of Shifting Identities.\u201d In S. Scheffer (ed.), <em>Attitudes Toward the Past in Antiquity: Creating identities?<\/em> 2013, Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis, pp. 139-149.<\/p>\n<p>Loy, Michael. Property of Chr. And A. Papadaki, Kissamos &#8211; 2008, <em>Archaeology in Greece Online<\/em>, report 14602, created deprecated, viewed deprecated, URL <a href=\"window.location.href\">https:\/\/chronique.efa.gr\/?r=report&amp;id=14602<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Loy, Michaeil. Property of N. and A. Stimadoraki , Kissamos &#8211; 2007, <em>Archaeology in Greece Online<\/em>, report 13062, created deprecated, viewed deprecated, URL <a href=\"window.location.href\">https:\/\/chronique.efa.gr\/?kroute=report&amp;id=13062<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moles Anna. The Past 15 Years of Archaeological Work on Roman and Byzantine Crete.&nbsp;<em>Archaeological Reports<\/em>, Vol 69 (November 2023), pp. 85-106.<\/p>\n<p>Samara, Samia. Kissamos &#8211; 1991, <em>Archaeology in Greece Online<\/em>, report 14500, created deprecated, viewed deprecated, URL <a href=\"window.location.href\">https:\/\/chronique.efa.gr\/?r=report&amp;id=14500<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stillwell, Richard, William L. MacDonald, and Marian Holland. McAllister. <em>The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites<\/em>. Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 1976.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued From Kisamos Part I The next site is a bit of a zig zag a few streets over to the southeast on Georgiakaki, less than 5 minutes away from the East Roman Baths. At the corner of Polirrinias and Georgiakaki is the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation (\u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b7 \u039a\u03af\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u039d\u03b1\u03cc\u03c2 \u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2). 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