Nikos Kazantzakis
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Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine dif
Kazantzakis in 1904
Portrait of Nikos Kazantzakis
Epitaph on the grave of Kazantzakis in Heraklion. It reads "I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."
Medallion honoring Kazantzakis in the Venetian loggia of Heraklion
Fortifications of Heraklion
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The fortifications of Heraklion are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Heraklion in Crete, Greece. The first city walls were built in the Middle Ages, but
Nikos Kazantzakis
…China, which eventually led to his death. Kazantzakis died on 26 October 1957, in Freiburg, at the age of 74. He is buried at the highest point of the Walls of Heraklion, the Martinengo Bastion, looking out over the mountains and sea of Crete. His epitaph reads "I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free." (Δεν ελπίζω…
Bethlehem Bastion
Candia III
Lion of Saint Mark on Martinengo Bastion
St. Andrew Bastion