Cytaeum

Cytaeum or Kytaion (Ancient Greek: Κύταιον) was a town on the north coast of ancient Crete.[1] It is mentioned by Ptolemy, Pliny the Elder,[2] Nonnus,[3] and Stephanus of Byzantium.[4] Cytaeum minted coins dated to c. 350-325 BCE with the inscription «ΚΥ».[5]

The site of Cytaeum is tentatively located near modern Almyrida.[1][6]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.59.
  3. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 13.238
  4. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  5. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1172. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  6. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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