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Gortyna

Great Inscription (5th c. BC)

The Gortyn code was a legal code that was the codification of the civil law of the ancient Greek city-state of in southern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient Greek legal code and inscription in Gortyn
  • Also known as: “Gortyn code” and “Law code of Gortyn”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odeon and Basilica of Saint Titus.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 120 metres south of Great Inscription (5th c. BC).

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 490 metres southeast of Great Inscription (5th c. BC).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitropoli and Ampelouzos.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the , , with 785 inhabitants. It is located in the 44th km of the Heraklion-Tympaki national road and it is the centre of the municipality of .

Great Inscription (5th c. BC)

Latitude
35.06321° or 35° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
24.9469° or 24° 56′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G763W7W+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377173726
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1078151
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Great Inscription (5th c. BC)” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kanuni i Gortynit”
  • Bosnian: “Gortinski zakonik”
  • Bulgarian: “Гортински закони”
  • Catalan: “lleis de Gortina”
  • Catalan: “Lleis de Gortina”
  • Chinese: “格爾蒂法典”
  • Czech: “Deltoi”
  • Czech: “Dvanáct sloupců”
  • Czech: “Gortynský zákoník”
  • Czech: “Královna nápisů”
  • Czech: “Velký nápis”
  • Dutch: “Recht van Gortyn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كود جورتين”
  • Finnish: “gortynin lait”
  • Finnish: “Gortynin lait”
  • French: “Code de Gortyne”
  • French: “Lois de Gortyne”
  • German: “Große Gesetzesinschrift von Gortyn”
  • German: “Große Inschrift von Gortyn”
  • German: “Große Inschrift”
  • German: “Recht von Gortyn”
  • German: “Stadtrecht von Gortyn”
  • German: “Stadtrecht von Gortys”
  • German: “Stadtrecht von Górtys”
  • Greek: “Επιγραφή της Γόρτυνας”
  • Greek: “Κώδικας της Γόρτυνας”
  • Hebrew: “חוקי גורטין”
  • Hungarian: “gortüszi törvény”
  • Italian: “Grande iscrizione di Gortina”
  • Italian: “Grande iscrizione di Gortyna”
  • Italian: “Iscrizione di Gortina”
  • Italian: “Iscrizione di Gortyna”
  • Italian: “Leggi di Gortina”
  • Italian: “Leggi di Gortyna”
  • Japanese: “ゴルテュス法典”
  • Korean: “고르틴 법전”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gortyns lovkodeks”
  • Norwegian: “Gortyns lovkodeks”
  • Persian: “قانون گورتون”
  • Polish: “Kodeks z Gortyny”
  • Russian: “Гортинские законы”
  • Serbian: “Gortinski zakonik”
  • Serbian: “Гортински законик”
  • Slovenian: “Gortinski zakonik”
  • Spanish: “Leyes de Gortina”
  • Swedish: “Gortyns lagkodex”

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Highlights include North Theater and Former Acropolis of Gortys.

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