<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishCandia ilifanikiwa kwa sababu ya biashara ya Waveneti, na majeshi ya Uturuki yalipoivamia kisiwa hicho, mji huo ulivumilia kwa miezi kadhaa kabla ya kuangukia mikononi mwa Waislamu.  <response>: Candia blossomed with the riches of Venetian trade, and when Turkish forces stormed the island, the town held out for several months before falling into the Moslem hands. 