Agioi Deka ruins of Gortys. There is a local archaeological museum containing finds from the area. Other archaeological remains include the "Praetorium" located between Agioi Deka and Gortys, the tombs of Agioi Deka and the old church in the centre of the old village. The name of the village means Ten Saints, referring to the ten Martyrs of Crete (Agathopus, Basilides, Gelasius, Evaristus, Eunician, Euporus, Zoticus, Theodulus, Saturninus, and either Cleomenes or Mobius or Pompeius) who martyred there in 250 AD during the religious persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius. At the site of their martyrdom stands a 12th-century church. Agioi Deka
Pabitra Kumar Deka During the 1960s and 1970s, Deka was drawn to leftist thoughts and activities. In 1967, he along with two other employees of the Assam Tribune group published a magazine called Samakalin edited by Padma Borkotoki. After the magazine closed down, Deka along with Nitya Bora published and edited a little magazine called "Naxa" in 1970 where the chief adviser was Dr. Hiren Gohain. The magazine "Naxa" was controversial at that time and also ceased publication after a few years. During this period, he also started an amateur theatre group called "Naxa Natya Parishad" where he produced plays, including Maxim Gorky’s