▁giant ▁wall , ▁in ▁places ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁m ▁thick , ▁with ▁ 7 ▁bast ions , ▁and ▁a ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁the ▁har bour . ▁Ch and ax ▁was ▁renamed ▁Cand ia ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cand ia , ▁and ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁administrative ▁district ▁of ▁Cre te ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" Reg no ▁di ▁Cand ia " ▁( K ing dom ▁of ▁Cand ia ). ▁The ▁city ▁retained ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Cand ia ▁for ▁centuries ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁was ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁island ▁of ▁Cre te ▁as ▁well . ▁To ▁secure ▁their ▁rule , ▁Ven et ians ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 2 ▁to ▁sett le ▁families ▁from ▁Ven ice ▁on ▁Cre te . ▁The ▁co ex istence ▁of ▁two ▁different ▁cult ures ▁and ▁the ▁stim ulus ▁of ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁of ▁letters ▁and ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁Cand ia ▁and ▁Cre te ▁in ▁general , ▁that ▁is ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C ret an ▁Renaissance . ▁ ▁Ott oman ▁era ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁C ret an ▁War ▁( 1 6 4 5 – 1 6 6 9 ), ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 6 6 9 , ▁perhaps ▁the ▁longest ▁sie ge ▁in ▁history . ▁In ▁its ▁final ▁phase , ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 2 2 ▁months , ▁ 7 0 ,