368 Georgopoulou
critical means to further Venetian interests. The Greek and Jewish commu-
nities were after all vital for the production process on Venetian Crete. Their
increasing success was translated into greater autonomy and easier access
to the resources of the colony—this, in turn meant that they acquired more
power to adjust the rules of the game to their benefit. Sally McKee has shown
not only the extensive degree of interaction between Latins and Greeks but
also how overwhelmingly Greek the culture of Candia was.121
121 Sally McKee, “Households,” pp. 65–67.