 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kubva muzana remakore rechi13 kusvika kune rechi17, Ierapetra, yava kuzivikanwa nezita rayo razvino, yakava yakabudirira pasi pesimba reVenice. Nhare yeKales, yakavakwa mumakore apakuvamba okutonga kweVenetian uye yakasimbiswa naFrancesco Morosini muna 1626 kudzivirira chiteshi chengarava, inhaka yenguva iyi. Ngano yomunzvimbomo, zvisinei, inotaura kuti mupirate weGenoa Pescatore akavaka nhare muna 1212. Muna July 1798, Ierapetra akaita danho duku munhau yenyika; Napoleon akagara nemhuri yomunzvimbomo pashure peHondo yePiramidhimuIjipiti. Imba yaakagara ichiripo. 