sphakian

Updated: May 3, 2025

They held the hills above Canea, whence all their movements were visible, and the next operation of Mustapha was to clear the road to their headquarters at Theriso, a very strong position in the foothills of the Sphakian mountains, from which the insurgents raided the plain.

William James Stillman - The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II